Corbett National Park

In the beginning, some regions of that of Corbett National Park were a part of the Tehri Garhwal princely dynasty. The forests were cut down to make the region less susceptible to Rohilla invaders. To eliminate those Gurkhas from his territory the Raja of Tehri surrendered a part of his state to the East India Company.

Boksas one of the tribes from the Terai region, then settled in the area and began farming up to the beginning of the 1860s however, following the introduction of British Rule the tribe was ordered to quit. The first step to protect the region was taken in 1868, following the creation of the British Forest Department, who banned cultivation in the area. The cattle ranches was under the supervision of Major Ramsay who was the British officer who was the head of the area at the period.

In 1879, the forest was made into reserve forests. In the early part in the early 1900s a number of Britishers such as E.R Stevens, and E.A. Smythies suggested that a national park be established in this area. The British administration had the notion of creating the first game reserve in 1907.

In 1930, in the 1930s, when authorities devised the concept of demarcation of the region, Jim Corbett assisted them since he knew the area very well. In 1936, while Sir Malcolm Hailey was the Governor of the United Provinces, a reserve named Hailey National Park, sprawling over 323.75 km2 (125.00 sq miles) was established as the world’s very first park that was a national one. Then, strict rules and regulations were enacted to prevent the killing and capture of reptiles, mammals as well as birds that were within its borders.

In 1954-1955, the reserves were renamed Ramganga National Park and the name was changed in the years 1955-56. It was renamed as Corbett National Park to honor the well-known writer and conservationist Jim Corbett who played an integral role in the establishment of the reserve through persuading the provincial authorities to establish it.

In bloodshed during the Second World War, the region that was Corbett National Park witnessed excessive hunting and cutting of timber. However, in 1991, around 797.72 square kilometers (308.00 sq miles) area was created in a buffer zone for the Kalagarh Tiger Reserve in the Kalagarh Tiger Reserve, which comprised the entirety of the Kalagarh division of the forest, which included it into the 301.18 square kilometers (116.29 sq miles) portion that is Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary as a part of the Kalagarh division.

In1974, It was selected as the location for the launch of an important and ambitious conservation effort for wildlife called The Project Tiger. The Corbett National Park’s Headquarters is located in the Nainital district, which it’s managed.