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Go on tours to Corbett to be close vicinity of both the nature and the wildlife. Jim Corbett National Park, 115 km away from Nainital in Uttaranchal, occupies a sprawling area of 131.54 sq km. Know more about the Corbett Tiger Reserve on tours to Corbett.
Corbett Tiger Reserve was established in 1936 and was called the Hailey National Park. The park was renamed after Major Jim Corbett, hunter and photographer in 1957. Corbett has spent good years of his life in this area and has an immense contribution in setting up of the Tiger Reserve. The Corbett National Park was the first park to be designated as the Project Tiger Reserve in 1973.
Corbett National Park is home to animal species like the Tigers; Elephants; Gharial (a long snouted fish-eating Crocodile); Maggar (a large marsh crocodile); Jackal; Wild Boar; Deer-Chital, Hog Deer and Sambar and Rhesus and common Langur. Avifauna found in the park is Crested Serpent Eagle, Himalayan Grey-Headed Fishing Eagle, Pallas's Fishing Eagle and Pied Kingfisher. On tours to Corbett, there is good chance that you might spot some of these wild animals.
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