India
issued a commemorative stamp in honour of Jim Corbett in the year (1976) of his birth
centenary. The 25p stamp depicts a tiger, the animal to whom he
loved much and wrote a series of world famous hunter's diary. Edward James Carbett alias
Jim Corbett, as he is widely known, was born at Nainital, India on July 25, 1875. His
father, Christopher Corbett, was a Post Master at Nainital. Jim spent most of his holidays
at the family's winter home at Kaladhungi, 15 miles from Nainital in the foothills. It was
in Kaladhungi and its surrounding forests that Jim Corbett learnt all he knew about the
jungle. While living at Mokameh Ghat, Jim Corbett used to go to Kumaon to kill man-eaters.
He had an excellent knowledge of Kumaon forests and was well-conversant with its wild
life. He could call animals by immitating their calls. His shooting was confined to
killing of man-eating tigers and leopards. During his hunting career, he short dead 12
man-eaters which had killed at least 1500 persons among the villages of Kumaon.
Jim Corbett was a great lover of wild life and formed a Society to
preserve India's wild life and published a magazine called 'Indian Wild Life'. The hailey
National Park in Garhwal was named after as Corbett National Park in recognition of his
services for preservation of wild life.
whom he
loved much and wrote a series of world famous hunter's diary. Edward James Carbett alias
Jim Corbett, as he is widely known, was born at Nainital, India on July 25, 1875. His
father, Christopher Corbett, was a Post Master at Nainital. Jim spent most of his holidays
at the family's winter home at Kaladhungi, 15 miles from Nainital in the foothills. It was
in Kaladhungi and its surrounding forests that Jim Corbett learnt all he knew about the
jungle. While living at Mokameh Ghat, Jim Corbett used to go to Kumaon to kill man-eaters.
He had an excellent knowledge of Kumaon forests and was well-conversant with its wild
life. He could call animals by immitating their calls. His shooting was confined to
killing of man-eating tigers and leopards. During his hunting career, he short dead 12
man-eaters which had killed at least 1500 persons among the villages of Kumaon.