Jim Corbett National Park, located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand, India, is one of the country’s oldest and most famous wildlife sanctuaries. Established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, it was later renamed in honor of Jim Corbett, a British-Indian hunter, naturalist, and author who played a significant role in its creation and in wildlife conservation.

The park spans over 520 square kilometers and is renowned for its rich biodiversity. It is part of the larger Corbett Tiger Reserve, which also includes the surrounding buffer zones. The park is famous for being the first to come under the Project Tiger initiative, launched in 1973 to protect the endangered Bengal tiger.