Historical Background_Corbett_Ramganga_Resort

The WelcomHeritage Corbett National Park, within which lies the WelcomHeritage Corbett Ramganga Resort, was established in 1936 as the Hailey National Park. The establishment of this reserve forest was in main due to the efforts of Jim WelcomHeritage Corbett, after whom the park was subsequently named. This park was also the first to be designated as a Project Tiger Reserve in 1973 and is one of the few to still be able to boast of frequent tiger sightings.

Jim Corbett was a colourful character, the stuff of folklore and legend even within his lifetime, but finally an active and committed conservationist. Having spent his childhood in the Kaladhugi area between Ramnagar

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and Nainital, his familiarity with the forests and wildlife led to him being a popular choice to seek and shoot man-hunting leopards and tigers that strayed into and threatened the villagers in the region. "Carpet Sahib", as he was locally known, later turned these very talents that made him a sought-out hunter to the task of conservation and turned his hand to photography and writing instead, with books like "My India", "Jungle Lore" and "Man-eaters of Kumaon" to his credit.

The WelcomHeritage Corbett National Park stretches over 520 sq km with a core area of 330 sq km. Its mixed deciduous and sal forests and savannah grasslands are home to a variety and number of protected wildlife including leopard, elephant, wild boar, ghural, sambar, chital, wild dog, porcupines, jackals, civets, sloth bear, black bear. On the muddy banks of the Ramganga can also be seen the long-snouted gharial, marsh crocodile, cobras and pythons. And there are over 500 species of birds in the Ramganga reservoir, in the main Dhikala camp area of the park.