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Jim Corbett Park |
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The Corbett park is
first national park of India established in the year 1936
it was named Hailey National Park. In 1957 ,the park was
rechristened as the Corbett National Park in the memory of
Late Jim Corbett great naturalist ,eminent
conservationist. It is 118 Kms. from Nainital via
Kaladhungi & Ramnagar.
The Corbett national
park covering an area of 521 Sq. Kms. is situated at the
foothills of the Himalayas . It spreads over parts of two
districts , a major part of park with an area of 312.86
sq. Kms. falls in Pauri Garhwal district and the balance
208.14 sq. Kms. in Nainital district. The park occupies
portions of Kalagarh and Ramnagar forest divisions .It
falls within the trek of land known as Paltidun.
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Hotels & Resorts
Corbett
Suman Grand
Dhikuli, Ramnagar, Nainital
Corbett's Call of the wild
Betalghat, Nainital
Camp Rosewood
Dhikuli, Ramnagar,Nainital
Nature Camp
Dhikuli, Ramnagar, Nainital
Corbett Jungle Retreat
Dhikuli, Ramnagar, Nainital
Jungle Lore
Bijrani Gate, Ramnagar,
Nainital
Infinity
Resorts
Dhikuli, Ramnagar, Nainital
Camp Riverwild
Mohan, Ramnagar, Naiinital
Tiger Street
Dhikuli, Ramnagar, Nainital |
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How To Reach Corbett |
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The nearest rail head is
Ramnagar which is the
terminus of Delhi-Moradabad-Ramnagar broad gauge branch of
North East Railway.Ramnagar is connected by road to Delhi
as well as Lucknow. Delhi is 240 Kms. away via
Kashipur-Moradabad-Ghaziabad , while Lucknow is 432 Kms.
via Kashipur-Rampur & Bareilly. Ramnagar is 60 Kms. from
Nainital via Kaladhungi.The nearest airport is at
Pantnagar about 80 Kms. from Ramnagar.
Dhangarhi is the main
entrance to the park is located on Ramnagar-Ranikhet road
19 Kms. from Ramnagar.Dhangarhi houses a museum of dead
animals and is worth visiting. South western boundry of
park touches Kalagarh which can also be approached from
Moradabad.Dhikala 35 Kms. from Dhangarhi connected by
forest road is the main tourist spot of the park.There is
one more entrance from Amdanda six Kms. from Ramnagar in
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General Information About
Corbett Park |
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Year
of establishment |
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1936 |
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Area
is square kms. |
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1288.32 |
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Corbett National Park |
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520.82 |
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Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary |
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301.18 |
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Reserve Forest |
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466.32 |
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Visitors Season |
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1st
Oct. to 15th June |
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Dhikala Zone |
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15th
Nov to 15th June |
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Bijrani Zone |
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15th
Oct to 30th June |
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Sonanadi Zone |
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15th
Oct to 30th June |
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Domunda Zone |
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15th
Oct to 30th June |
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Jhirna
Zone |
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Round
the year |
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Main Rivers
Flowing Through The Reserve |
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Ramganga, Sonanadi,
Mandal, Palain Wild Animals Seen |
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Mammals |
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Wild Elephants,
Tiger, Leopard, Civet, Jungle Cat, Leopard Cat,
Sambahar, Chital, Hog Deer, Barking Deer, Ghural, Neel
Gai, Wild Boar, Slothbear, Marten, Otter, Mongoose,
Hare. |
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Birds |
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Over 580 Species of
resident & migratory birds. |
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Reptiles |
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Gharials, Crocodiles,
Python, Turtles, King Cobra, Lizard . |
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Fishes |
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Mahseer, Goonch,
Trout. |
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Places Nearby |
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Sitabani, Garzia Devi,
Kalusidh, Machor, Kalagarh Dam, Lansdowne, Kaladhungi
Corbett Museum, Nayagaon water fall, Nainital |
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Approach from Ramnagar,
Headquarter of project Tiger, where each visitor has to
get prior permission for visiting park. Here besides a
regular bus service to Dhikala,taxis are also available. |
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Wild Life
 The
park embraces the picturesque broad flat valley consisting
of vast Savannah and surrounded by hills drained by small
rivers .Savannah woodland ,bamboo brakes dry deciduous
forests and Sissu-Khair forests provide as variety of
vegetation and consequently habitats for different species
of wild life. The Ramganga river
 meandering
its way through the park with some deep pools and foaming
rapids forms the main water source. Good size patches of
thick elephant grass growing along the river banks and
moist localities provide ideal shelter to the tiger. The
forests in the park mainly consists of Shisham, Sal & Chir.
The park is rich in wild
life such as elephant ,tiger, panther, bear, dear, pig,
jungle cats, porcupine, hyena, and jackal. Amongst the
birds are the pea fowl, the jungle fowl ,grey and black
partridge, pigeons, quails, kingfisher, kite, lark and the
woodpecker. The Ramganga is full of mahaseer fishes. Am ongst
the reptiles are python, crocodile and many species of
lizards and snakes.
Tigers are fairly well
distributed over the park and inhabit the large number of
nalas, ravines and open glades The natural food of the
tiger consists of Sambhar, Chital, Kakar, Para and wild
boar is found in plenty all over the reserve. Sloth bears
are confined mainly to hilly area .Several elephants live
in the park, but they keep moving to the adjoining forests
in search of food. |
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