Where is the Jim Corbett National Park Situated?

• State: Jim Corbett National Park is situated in the massive northern state of Uttarakhand.
• Districts: It is specifically located in the Nainital and Pauri Garhwal districts.
• Landscape: It physically sits at the foothills of the massive Himalayan mountains, heavily watered by the Ramganga river.

• Established in 1936, it holds the massive historical honor of being the very First National Park ever created in India (and all of Asia).
• Originally, the British colonial government named it the Hailey National Park (after Governor William Malcolm Hailey).
• After independence, it was briefly renamed Ramganga National Park. Finally, in 1956, it was officially renamed to honor Jim Corbett—a legendary British hunter-turned-conservationist who killed dozens of massive man-eating tigers that were terrorizing the local villagers, but ultimately dedicated his life to protecting the animals.

In 1973, the massive population of tigers in India had dropped to dangerously low levels due to heavy illegal poaching. The Indian Government (under PM Indira Gandhi) launched the massive Project Tiger initiative to save them. Jim Corbett was the very first national park to be included under this strict, massive conservation project.