Corbett Tiger Reserve

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A special annual survey undertaken by the forest department of Uttarakhand to estimate the number of tigers in the Ramnagar division, adjoining Corbett Tiger Reserve, has shown a sharp jump over three years.

About Corbett Tiger Reserve

• It is located on the foothills of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand.
• It was originally established as Hailey National Park in 1936.
• It is not only the first national park in India, but also the first to come under the Project Tiger initiative.
• Terrain: The terrain is undulating with several valleys. The rivers Ramganga, Pallaen, and Sonanadi flow through the valleys.
• It is spread over the Bhabar and lower Shivalik regions with a deep-water table.
• The tract is porous with boulders and sand deposits.
• Vegetation: North Indian tropical moist deciduous forests and tropical dry deciduous forests:
• In general, the vegetation comprises sal and mixed forests, interspersed with grass lands and riparian vegetation.
• The grasslands are locally known as ‘Chaur’, which are an outcome of abandoned settlements or past clearings.
• Flora: Evergreen Sal and its combined trees, the Sheesham, and the Kanju are found extensively on the ridges.
• Fauna: Tigers and elephants, leopards, sambar, hog deer, spotted deer etc.

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