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Jim Corbett National Park : Misuse Of Drones And Cameras Planted

Kumari Sonali

Jim Corbett National Park : Misuse Of Drones And Cameras Planted

A study has concluded that the drones and cameras originally planted in the Jim Corbett National Park for conservation activities, such as monitoring animals, are being deliberately misused by local government officials and men to surveil women without consent.

  • Jim Corbett National Park is located at the foothills of the Himalayas in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand.
  • It is the first national park of India, established in 1936. It was named Hailey National Park then.
  • In 1957, the park was rechristened Corbett National Park in memory of the late Jim Corbett, a great naturalist and eminent conservationist.
  • Known for housing the endangered Bengal tiger, Corbett National Park is part of the larger Corbett Tiger Reserve.
  • It was the first place where Project Tiger was launched in 1973.

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