The first protected area in India was the Jim Corbett National Park established in Uttarakhand in 1936.
Jim Corbett National Park is a forested wildlife sanctuary rich in flora and fauna. It’s known for its Bengal tigers. Animals, including tigers, leopards and wild elephants, roam the Dhikala zone.
On the banks of the Ramganga Reservoir, the Sonanadi zone is home to elephants and leopards, along with hundreds of species of birds.
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