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What is the historical significance of Jim Corbett National Park?
India's first national park, established in 1936 — originally named Hailey National Park
After whom is Jim Corbett National Park named?
Jim Corbett, the British-Indian hunter-turned-conservationist who tracked man-eating tigers and championed forest protection
What was the name of Jim Corbett NP before independence?
Hailey National Park (until 1957)
Which species was Project Tiger inaugurated to protect at Jim Corbett in 1973?
The Bengal tiger — Corbett was the first reserve under Project Tiger
Which river forms the heart of Jim Corbett's habitat?
The Ramganga river
Is Jim Corbett also designated as a Tiger Reserve or UNESCO site?
Yes — designated as a Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger (1973). Not a UNESCO site.
Project Tiger — when launched and where?
1973, launched at Jim Corbett — first of nine reserves under the project.
Tiger reserve buffer zone concept origin?
Project Tiger introduced the core-buffer-corridor model — Corbett TR has core, buffer + the Sonanadi WLS.
Major rivers in Corbett landscape?
Ramganga (main), Sonanadi, Mandal, Palain — Ramganga reservoir behind Kalagarh dam lies inside.
Indicator species besides tiger?
Asian elephant, Indian leopard, Himalayan goral, gharial (in Ramganga).
In what year was Kaziranga declared a National Park?
1974 (originally a reserved forest in 1908 on the recommendation of Mary Curzon)
What flagship species is Kaziranga internationally known for?
The Indian one-horned rhinoceros — Kaziranga holds about two-thirds of the world's population
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