Corbett National Park | UPSC

Corbett National Park | UPSC | Why In The News ?

Uttarakhand government highlighted the expanse of the state’s tiger map from Corbett National Park to Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary.

Uttarakhand has flaunted its tiger range up to 12,000 ft. as a testimony of Uttarakhand’s success in tiger conservation.

Key Points :

• The tiger range from an elevation of 1,181 ft (360 m) to 12,073 ft (3680 m) as a testimony of Uttarakhand’s success in tiger conservation.
• The tiger’s usual range is under 6,000 ft (below 1,800 ft, think Kasauli).
• That makes its presence above 12,000 ft — the elevation of the Kedarnath temple — rare. But tigers have shown up before a strategically placed motion-triggered camera at higher altitudes.

About Corbett National Park :

• Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India
• It was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger.
• It is located in Nainital district and Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand and was named after hunter and naturalist Jim Corbett.
• The park was the first to come under the Project Tiger initiative.
• The park has sub-Himalayan belt geographical and ecological characteristics.
• Dense moist deciduous forest mainly consists of sal, haldu, peepal, rohini and mango trees.
• Forest covers almost 73% of the park, while 10% of the area consists of grasslands.
• It houses around 110 tree species, 50 species of mammals, 580 bird species and 25 reptile species.

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