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The first National park established in India is ______.


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National park:

  1. National parks are natural conservation parks protected by governments for saving animals.
  2. National parks can be an amalgamation of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or own.
  3. In 1936, the first national park in India, Jim Corbett National park was established.
  4. Initially, it was known as Hailey National Park at the time of its establishment.
  5. Presently, Jim Corbett National park has an area of over 1,300 square kilometers, with diverse flora and fauna.
  6. It is also home to over 600 Asian elephants and 164 Bengal tigers.
  7. However, due to the loss of natural habitat, the number of animals is drastically declining.

Final answer: The first National park established in India is Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, in 1936.


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