Corbett National Park 
Corbett
has aptly been described as the land of the Roar, Trumpet and Song. It represents
a scene of remarkable beauty.
Corbett had the proud distinction of being
the chosen venue for the inauguration of Project Tiger in India. The rich bio-diversity
of the Reserve is partly attributed to the variety of habitat found here. Due
to the location of the Reserve in the foothills of the Central Himalayas, both
Himalayan and peninsular flora and fauna is found in the Reserve.
The
grasslands, locally known as Chaurs, are limited. The largest grasslamnd is the
Dhikala Chaur. Some of the best grasslands including the famous Buxor Chaur and
the Beri Chaur were submerged in the Ramganga reservoir in 1974. The areas made
available as a result of the relocation of the villages, Dhara, Jhirna and Kothirau
in 1994 are being developed into grasslands through habitat management.
The Ramganga reservoir, which came into being in 1974, stretches over an area
of around 82 sq.km. with one half each in Corbett National Park and Sonanadi Wildlife
Sanctuary respectively. The Ramganga riger is the lifeline of Corbett Tiger Reserve.
Its principal tributaries are the Mandal, Palain and Sonanadi. Numerous mountainous
streams locally called Sots flow into these rivers. The nallas and ravines are
thickly covered with evergreen glades along them, which provide undisturbed cover
and water for tiger. Part of the catchment of the Kosi river falls within the
Reserve though the river is outside the Reserve.
Corbett is very rich
in avifauna. Zoological Survey of India has recorded over 585 species of resident
and migratory birds here. Corbett falls in the newly constituted state of Uttaranchal,
curved out of former Utter Pradesh State in 2000.
Forest
Types Northern Moist Deciduous
Moist Shiwalik Sal
Moist Bhabar
Dun Sal
Western Gangetic Moist Mixed Deciduous
Alluvial Savannah Woodland
Northern Tropical Dry Deciduous
Dry Shiwalik Sal
Northern Dry Mixed Deciduous
Khair Sissoo
Himalayan Subtropical Pine Forests
Lower shiwalik Chir Pine
General Information : Best Time to Visit : November- May.
Nearest Town : Ramnagar (51 Km)
How to Get Here : Air : Pantnagar
(110 Km)
Rail : Ramnagar (51 km).
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Indian Wildlife
Parks —› Bandhavgarh
National Park —› Bharatpur
Bird Sanctuary —› Corbett
National Park —› Ranthambore
National Park —› Kanha
National Park —› Pench
National Park —› Periyar
Wildlife Sanctuary —›
Gir National Park —›
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