Jim Corbett National Park

The History of Corbett: From Hunter to Sanctuary starts from The dense Jungles of the Jim Corbett National Park were the private land of the local rulers as the princely state of Tehri Garhwal before the years 1815-20 of the British Rule. The forests were unoccupied to make the area less defenseless to Rohilla attackers. The Maharaja of Tehri officially capitulated a division of his princely state to the East India Company in return for their support in ousting the Gurkhas from his province. Although the fact that the ownership had passed into the British hands, the government compensated little or no consideration for the conservation of the park. The only aim was to utilize the natural assets and extract as much revenue as possible from the jungle.

In the year 1858, Major Ramsay drew up the first extensive conservation plan to shield the nature and forest of Corbett Park. He ensures that his guidelines are followed firmly and, after two-three decades the condition of the forest began to improve. In 1861-62 farming was expelled in the subordinate Patli-doon valley. Farm animals’ huts were dragged down and domestic animals were driven from the jungle. A customary staff of workers was formed to battle with jungle fire and protects the forest from unlawful felling of trees.

The park is open all year apart from the monsoon seasons. The travelers can Enjoy Jeep Safari, Canter Safari, Elephant Safari, Bird Watching, Nature Walk in the Corbett Tiger Reserve. The forest department has been divided the park into five tourist zones which are mainly knowns as  Bijrani Safari Zone, Jhirna Safari Zone, Dhela Safari Zone, Dhikala Zone, and Durga Devi Zone.