Corbett

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

The Pratincoles or Greywaders are a group of birds which together with the coursers and Egyptian Plover make up the family Glareolidae. They have short legs, very long pointed wings and long forked tails.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India. The park named for the hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

The Brown-fronted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos auriceps) is a species of bird in the Picidae family.

Uttarakhand·wildlife

The best time to visit Jim Corbett National Park is from November 15 to June 15 as it is open for tourists during that time. Corbett national park remains closed from June 16 and November 14.

Uttarakhand·forest

Chitals or spotted deers are a common deer species found in India. It can be found roaming in the forests of Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and in small numbers in Pakistan.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

Chaur grassland in Corbett National Park, near Dhikala or Khinanauli. The grasslands, locally known as Chaurs, are limited. The largest grassland is the Dhikala Chaur.

Uttarakhand·river · livestock

Herd of Indian elephants by the Ramganga river, within Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India. The Indian elephant is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, and native to mainland Asia.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

The majestic elephants are the largest mammal on land yet they are peaceful and gentle creatures. There are two types of elephant species, Asian (Indian Elephants) and African.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India. The park—named for the hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment—was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park.

Uttarakhand·village

In 1915, hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett bought a small hamlet of 221 acres in the Kumaon hills for a sum of fifteen hundred rupees, where he installed some 40 tents and planned a model village.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · river

Having a closer look at the beauty of Corbett National Park,Uttarkhand. Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger.

Uttarakhand·wildlife

Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India. The park named for the hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park.

Uttarakhand

Macaques at Corbett National Park, with a Mahindra Scorpio in the distance.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · livestock

Corbett Park, in the terai and foothills of the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, is one of the finest habitats to view the Indian Elephant.

Uttarakhand·wildlife

This clip shows elephant ride in Corbett National park. Jim Corbett National Park—named after the hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment—is the oldest national park in India.

Uttarakhand·wildlife

A lone tusker walks a forest path in Corbett National Park. If you see such a sight, then retreat as silently as you can, reverse your car, do whatever you can to stay away from its path! Being solitary, it could be unpredictable, possibly…

Uttarakhand·wildlife · hills

Taking a trip through the Corbett National Park,Uttarkhand. Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger.

Uttarakhand·wildlife

Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India. The park named for the hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park.

Uttarakhand·birds

This is the Redbreasted Parakeet or Psittacula alexandri, a species of sub-Himalayan Parakeet at its tree-hole nest in Corbett National Park's Shivalik range forests, Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·forest · wildlife

Forest guards on patrol at Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India. They stop to look at an elephant herd traversing a stream-bed below, as they drive past in their Maruti Gypsy forest department jeep.

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This shop was once run by Moti, Corbett’s close associate. It has been preserved and is now being run by Corbett Gram Vikas Samiti.

Uttarakhand

Kathal or Jackfruit growing around Corbett Park, in the sub-Himalayan terai region in India.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

The chital or cheetal (Axis axis),[2] also known as chital deer, spotted deer or axis deer is a deer which commonly inhabits wooded regions of India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and in small numbers in Pakistan.