Corbett National Park is a known Tiger Reserve situated within the Uttarakhand state of India which was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park. It's the oldest National Park in Uttarakhand and Tiger Reserve firstly launched here in 1973. Jim Corbett National Park is named after James Edward Corbett who was a British hunter, naturalist and later became a wildlife conservator. As per story told by villagers he was a respected man amongst the villagers. He was holding a rank of Colonel in British army and posted in India to hunt the man eater tigers in different part of British India. He is an author of some booking explaining his experience of hunting.