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Celebrating World Elephant Day and the Corbett Tiger Reserve

Celebrating World Elephant Day and the Corbett Tiger Reserve
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Celebrating World Elephant Day and the Corbett Tiger Reserve

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EventWorld Elephant Day
Date12th August
Theme (2024)"Personifying prehistoric beauty, theological relevance, and environmental importance"
Location of CampaignCorbett Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand
Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR)
- LocationNainital district, Uttarakhand
- EstablishedCorbett National Park (1936), Project Tiger launched (1973)
- Named AfterJim Corbett
- Area500 square kilometres
- Tiger Population230 tigers (highest tiger density: 14 per 100 sq. km)
- Major RiversRamganga, Sonanadi, Mandal, Palain, Kosi
- Flora600 species of plants including Sal, Khair, Sissoo
- FaunaTigers, leopards, jungle cats, barking deer, spotted deer, sambar deer, sloth, etc.
Other Protected Areas (UK)Nanda Devi National Park, Valley of Flowers National Park, Rajaji National Park, Gangotri NP, etc.
World Elephant PopulationIndia has 60% of the world's Asian elephant population (27,312 as per 2017 census)
Elephant Gestation Period22 months (longest of any land animal)
IUCN Status (Asian Elephants)Endangered

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