Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park of India established in the year 1936. Earlier it was named as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered species, the Royal Bengal Tiger. Project Tiger initiative was first started from Jim Corbett National Park. The park has sub-Himalayan belt geographical and ecological characteristics, an ecotourism destination of having 488 different species of plant and diverse variety of animals. click here Brief History About Jim Corbett National Park : Jim Corbett National Park has been a haunting place for tourists and wildlife lovers for a long time. Later tourism activity is only allowed in selected areas of Corbett Tiger Reserve so that people get an opportunity to see its landscape and wildlife. In recent years the number of people coming has increased significantly. Nowadays every season more than 70,000 visitors come to the park. JimCorbett National Park comprises of 520.8 km 2 area of hills, river belts, mars