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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).
