Wildlife & Conservation

Jim Corbett National Park, established in 1936 as the Hailey National Park, extends over an area of more than 500 sq km in the Himalayan foothills. In 1955-56 it changed to Ramganga National Park and finally Jim Corbett National Park in honour of the legendary hunter-turned- conservationist, best known for hunting man-eating tigers and leopards in the Kumaon and lower Garhwal in the 1920s. Corbett National Park is known for its varied wildlife, and as the site for the launching of Project Tiger. It was one of the nine tiger reserves created at the launch of the Project Tiger in 1973. In 1991 797.72 sq km was added as a buffer area of the Corbett Tiger Reserve to protect totally the core park.

The main animals found in the Corbett National Park include the tiger, elephant, chital, sambar, nilgai, gharial, King Cobra, muntjac, wild boar, hedgehog, common musk shrew, flying fox, Indian Pangolin, and nearly 600 species of birds. This is a rewarding place to visit and you will be accompanied by a local naturalist who will be able to talk, not only about the Corbett and its inhabitants but also about the conservation work being carried out in the park. We stay in Tiger Camp or equivalent in small air conditioned cottages in the security of a self contained 'resort' situated on the edge of the park near to the great Kosi River. Accommodation is in deluxe cottages and all the rooms are en suite. There are plenty of areas to socialise and meet.