July 26 is the 138th birth anniversary of Jim Corbett, famous for the Jim Corbett National Park of the Kumayun Himalayas in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. He was born on July 26, 1875 at Nainital. He was the eighth issue of his parents. His father was the post master of Nainital. He was fond of guns and hunting from his childhood. At the age of eight he went on hunt and killed a hyena. In his life, he had killed about a dozen of tigers. Jim was more ethnic in behavior than any real Kumayuni. He spoke the local language, ate the local food, moved in the villages around and knew every inch of the forest in the region.
At his initiative in the local forest, the Hailley National Park was carved out in 1936. It was brought into existence for the protection of the Bengal Royal tigers. The same forest was later named after him as the Jim Corbett National Park which is the oldest such park in the country. It was the first Project Tiger initiative in India. At present there are about 488 species of animals in the park. Not only that, today it is the main tourist destination of Uttarakhand if we leave aside the holy places of pilgrimage . Thus the Devbhoomi is getting a lot of revenue from this park. For this great contribution of a great conservationist like Jim Corbett, every Indian is indebted to him and will like to keep him alive indefinitely in his memory.
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