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Corbett National Park

General Information :
Nearest Airport : Pantnagar 130 km.
Railhead : Ramnagar 50 km.
Main entry point : Dhangari
Best time to visit : Oct. to June.
Climate : Oct. to March very cold, April to Sep. moderate
Corbett National Park opens from 15 Nov. to 15 June

About Corbett National park :
Corbett National Park India's first National Park is cradled in the foothills of the Himalayas and spreads over an area of 520sq.kms., along the banks of the Ramganga river. The dense sal forest of the Himalayan foothills and tall grassy meadows make it one of the richest areas of northern India for habitation of the big mammals. Situated in the hilly districts of puri Gharwal and Nainital, the park was first established in 1936, by the then Governor Sir Malcolm Hailey and was namedHailey National park, After Independence, the park was renamed Ramganga National park and finally in 1957, it was named Corbett National park in the honour of the late Jim Corbett, the legendary author and photographer who helped in demarcating the park's boundaries and setting it up.

Following international appeal to save the Worlds most magnificent beasts, project Tiger was launched with the help of world wildlife fund on April 1st 1973, Making the Corbett park ahaven for the tigers. In elevation the park ranges between 400mts. And 1100mts. And highest point offers a magnificent view of the park The lake in the park attracts a large number of species of water birds, both migrant and others, that frequent its waters mainly in the winters among the reptiles, the long snouted , fisheating gharial and magger could be seen basking in the sun on the sand banks. Sporting fish such as mahseer and malee thrive in the lake and in the river, offering great fishing sport tom the anglers.Differernt species of trees, shrubs, bamboo and grass make up the lush vegetationof the park the sanctuary is dominated by pure sal, for which park is known . its found in the lower hilly ridges and flat valley while the soothing green shisham is in abundance in the riverain area the bakli enriches the hues of the park with reddish leaves and pale bark and the charus, the savannah grass lands are covered with a variety of grass. The Tiger is the biggest attraction of this park other carnivores include the Leopard Elephant Bear , Hog, Sambhar, Spotted , Munntjac deer and Fox. The park has more than 400 species of birds. The common birds seen here are ducks snipe egrets, herones spotted eagle, harrier wood pecker darter cormorants and thrushes.

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