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The Corbett National Park is India\u2019s first national park, being designated a national Park in 1934 with the help of Jim Corbett<\/strong>, who helped define the park's boundaries. It was only after Jim Corbett's death in 1955 that it was it named after him by Rajiv Gandhi, India's Prime Minister.<\/p>\n

Jim Corbett was a remarkable man in his time and what an accolade to have a park named after him. Jim Corbett was a very modest and quite man and he would have been very honored to know the Corbett National Park exists today. We suggest you read more about him by going to the Jim Corbett page on this web site.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Corbett National Park's significant dates<\/h2>\n

In 1858<\/strong> an area of protected forest where people were excluded drawn up in 1858 now the Corbett National Park.<\/p>\n

In 1934<\/strong> it was first designated a National Park, India's first, and was called Hailey\u2019s National Park, after the United Province's Governor of the time, Malcolm Hailey.<\/p>\n

In 1954<\/strong> after India\u2019s Independence the park was called the Ramganges National Park.<\/p>\n

In 1957<\/strong> two years after the death of Jim Corbett the park was renamed the Corbett National Park. \u201cJim Corbett has become a legend. He is a symbol of the hunter who turned conserver. It is right that we should remember his love of India by naming one of our foremost protected areas after him.\u201d<\/em> Rajiv Gandhi\u2013 Prime Minister of India.<\/p>\n

In 1973<\/strong> Project Tiger was launched in the Corbett National Park in a major effort to protect the now endangered tiger.<\/p>\n

In 1974<\/strong> more land surrounding the park was added to the Corbett National Park.<\/p>\n

In 1982<\/strong> the Corbett National Park had further land surrounding the park protected, this area allowed for the entire eco-system to be enclosed to make it one of the best-protected forests in the world. The whole area was now some 1,300 sq km which it remains to this day.
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