This national park is the first wildlife reserve of India for conservation of the tigers and it is extending over an area of more than 500 sq km in the Himalayan foothills. It is located at the Nainital, pauri Garwhal and Bijnore Districts of Uttranchal. It is established in the 1936. It is home to verity of flora and fauna. Corbett has the highest density of tiger in the Country. Corbett is a sanctuary for 50 mammals, 580 kinds of birds and 25 reptile species. The Park has elephants, the Himalayan black bear in the higher elevations, sloth bear, varieties of lesser cats, dholes -the wild dog and an entire spectrum of colorful birds including water birds, pheasants, jungle fowl and the Indian hornbill. It is one of the best protected areas for tigers in the world.