By Neha Verma
The first wildlife reserve in India is Corbett National Park which extends with an area of 500 square kilometers in the foothills of Himalayas. It has been set up as Hailey National Park in the year 1936. Later the name has been change to Ramganga and finally it has been kept as Jim Corbett National Park. The Park is known in all round the country for the varied wildlife and is also popular for launching the Project Tiger.
It is one of the nine tiger reserve that was launched in the year 1973. The major animals that are found in the park is tiger, elephants, chital, sambar, nilgai, ghariyal, King Cobra, muntjac, wild boar, hedgehog, flying fox, Indian Pangolin, and around 600 species of birds. There are number of visitors who visits the thousands of visitors every year. There are number of facilities that are available for the tourists within and outside the park.
Wildlife:
As due to the variety in the climate and habitat, there is the diversity in the both flora and fauna in Park. There are more than the 575 species of birds, 25 species of the reptiles, 50 species of mammals and 7 species of amphibians who are having enough food sources that works as the shelter and also protects the animals for one half century. Some of the major mammals that are found in the National Park is the Chital, Elephant, Wild pig, Barking Deer, Sambar, Tiger, Common langur, Rhesus, Macaque, Jackal, Leopard, Panthar.
Adventure of Wildlife Safari at Corbett:
Wildlife Safari in Corbett is just like the other national parks in the country. The timing for the entry and exit into the park varies from season to season.
Winter Timings-
Morning Safari: 0730 hrs - 1030 hrs
Evening Safari: 1500 hrs - 1700 hrs
Summer Timings-
Morning Safari: 0630 hrs- 0930 hrs
Evening Safari: 1600 hrs- 1800 hrs
There are three main entry gates for the Jeep Safari in the Corbett National Park:
* Jirna Gate- Open all round the year
* Bijrani Gate- 1st October till 30th June
* Dhangari- 16th November- 15th June
Flora and Fauna of Corbett Wildlife Sanctuary:
The flora and fauna of the Corbett is very rich and green. There are in total 110 species of trees, 51 variety of shrubs, 27 species of climbers and 33 species of bamboo and grasses. Major flora of the Corbett includes Sal, Semal, Dhak, Kharpat, Sissoo, Khair, Khingan, Bakli, Bel, Ber, Bamboo, Rohini, Pula, Khutber.
Mammals in Corbett National Park:
Tiger leopard, elephants, chital, sambhar, hog dear, barking dear, wild boar, langur, wild pig, rhesus monkey, sambar, and jackal.
Reptiles:
Indian crocodile, ghariyal, King Cobra, common krait, cobra, viper, python, lizard.
Birds at Corbett National Park:
Peacock, Jungle Fowl, crow, vulture, dove, woodpecker, duck, teal, strok, seagull.
The first wildlife reserve in India is Corbett National Park which extends with an area of 500 square kilometers in the foothills of Himalayas. It has been set up as Hailey National Park in the year 1936. Later the name has been change to Ramganga and finally it has been kept as Jim Corbett National Park. The Park is known in all round the country for the varied wildlife and is also popular for launching the Project Tiger.
It is one of the nine tiger reserve that was launched in the year 1973. The major animals that are found in the park is tiger, elephants, chital, sambar, nilgai, ghariyal, King Cobra, muntjac, wild boar, hedgehog, flying fox, Indian Pangolin, and around 600 species of birds. There are number of visitors who visits the thousands of visitors every year. There are number of facilities that are available for the tourists within and outside the park.
Wildlife:
As due to the variety in the climate and habitat, there is the diversity in the both flora and fauna in Park. There are more than the 575 species of birds, 25 species of the reptiles, 50 species of mammals and 7 species of amphibians who are having enough food sources that works as the shelter and also protects the animals for one half century. Some of the major mammals that are found in the National Park is the Chital, Elephant, Wild pig, Barking Deer, Sambar, Tiger, Common langur, Rhesus, Macaque, Jackal, Leopard, Panthar.
Adventure of Wildlife Safari at Corbett:
Wildlife Safari in Corbett is just like the other national parks in the country. The timing for the entry and exit into the park varies from season to season.
Winter Timings-
Morning Safari: 0730 hrs - 1030 hrs
Evening Safari: 1500 hrs - 1700 hrs
Summer Timings-
Morning Safari: 0630 hrs- 0930 hrs
Evening Safari: 1600 hrs- 1800 hrs
There are three main entry gates for the Jeep Safari in the Corbett National Park:
* Jirna Gate- Open all round the year
* Bijrani Gate- 1st October till 30th June
* Dhangari- 16th November- 15th June
Flora and Fauna of Corbett Wildlife Sanctuary:
The flora and fauna of the Corbett is very rich and green. There are in total 110 species of trees, 51 variety of shrubs, 27 species of climbers and 33 species of bamboo and grasses. Major flora of the Corbett includes Sal, Semal, Dhak, Kharpat, Sissoo, Khair, Khingan, Bakli, Bel, Ber, Bamboo, Rohini, Pula, Khutber.
Mammals in Corbett National Park:
Tiger leopard, elephants, chital, sambhar, hog dear, barking dear, wild boar, langur, wild pig, rhesus monkey, sambar, and jackal.
Reptiles:
Indian crocodile, ghariyal, King Cobra, common krait, cobra, viper, python, lizard.
Birds at Corbett National Park:
Peacock, Jungle Fowl, crow, vulture, dove, woodpecker, duck, teal, strok, seagull.
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