JIM CORBETT A GREAT HUNTER AS WELL AS A

CONSERVATIONIST

•Edward James Corbett was born on 25thJuly 1875 of an English ancestory in Nainital. He lived in Gurney House in Nainital for the greater part of his life.

•Jim Corbett was a simple man of six feet and a few inches with blue eyes. He dressed only in bush clothing and wore an assortment of hats.

In his free time, Jim used to make frequent trips to the nearby forests and gradually, he came to identify most of the animals and birds present there, by their calls.

Jim developed excellent trekking as well as hunting skills during his stay at Kaladunghi. He learnt to identify the tracks of animals as they pass by the dry Nala near his house.

He used to hunt alone, taking great personal risk, since he knew that man-eaters are quite capable of stalking and killing the hunter as well. His sole companion was a small dog named Robin.

 Initially, Jim was indulged in regular hunting and fishing. 

Jim's most noted kills are the Champawat Tiger, the Leopard of Rudraprayag, the Tigers of Chowgarh and the Panar Leopard. He has shot 19 Tigers and 14 Leopards i.e. he has a total of 33 recorded and documented kills.

In 1911, his hunt for man-eating tigers and leopards began and came to an end in 1938. During this time, he hunted at least a dozen man-eaters, who had killed more than 1500 people.

•Being a multi-faceted personality, he was also avid photographer and an author.

• In fact, after his retirement, Jim wrote a number of books on wildlife, describing his hunts and experiences, the most prominent ones being 'Maneaters of Kumaon‘ and 'Jungle Lore'.

•Apart from being a renowned hunter, Jim Corbett is also known for being a pioneer conservationist.

• He was constantly engaged in giving lectures at local schools and societies, to make people aware of the necessity to conserve natural beauty, including forests and their wildlife.

• He fought in the First and the Second World Wars.

• He also trained troops for the army in jungle warfare and was appointed Lieutenant Colonel. He was accorded several honors and medals.

•After the independence of India, in 1947, Jim Corbett went to Nyeri, Kenya, where he settled along with his sister Maggie.• There, he continued to write and make people aware of the declining numbers of jungle cats and other wildlife. He spent the rest of his life in Kenya only.• On 19th April 1955, a few days after writing his sixth book 'Tree Tops', Jim died of a heart attack. He was buried at St. Peter's Anglican Church in Nyeri.

FROM THE LIFE OF JIM•As we construe the life of Edward James Corbett, we discovered the various aspects of life.

•Its not essential to be born with a silver spoon. What is essential is – to develop the skills required to move on the path for which we have passion.

•To have an aim and than to form strategies to attain them with the smooth ways of overcoming the limitations and passing swiftly over the hurdles –is what the life of Corbett tells us.

•With aim and strategies to attain one has to be simple and clear by thoughts, self disciplined, self-motivated, and respectful for the admirable qualities of life.

MAP DEPICTING THE NATIONAL PARK

JIM CORBETT NATIONAL PARK NAINITAL, UTTARAKHAND, INDIA

•THIS NATIONAL PARK WAS INNITAILLY KNOWN AS GANGASAGAR NATIONAL PARK. •AFTER THE DEATH OF JIM IT WAS RENAMED AS A MARK OF HONOUR.