19th April, 1955
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The Champawat Tiger
Corbett shot the tigress dead near the Chataar Bridge. This location marked the successful conclusion of one of Corbett's significant hunting expeditions. The Chataar Bridge area was where the dangerous tigress was finally tracked down and eliminated, putting an end to the threat it posed to the local population. This achievement demonstrated Corbett's exceptional hunting skills and his determination to protect people from man-eating tigers. His success in hunting man-eaters near this location contributed to his growing reputation as a skilled and fearless hunter, which eventually led to his recognition and the establishment of the national park that bears his name.
Jim Corbett played a key role in establishing India's first national park in the Kumaon Hills. This national park, initially called the Hailey National Park and later renamed the Jim Corbett National Park, was established in the 1930s in Uttarakhand, India. Corbett's contribution to conservation and wildlife protection was so significant that the park was renamed after him in 1957 to honour his pioneering efforts in creating this protected area.
The park was named Hailey National Park in memory of Lord Malcolm Hailey. This naming was done to honour and recognize Lord Malcolm Hailey's contributions and significance during that period. The park retained this name until Jim Corbett's death in 1955, after which it was renamed the Jim Corbett National Park in 1957 to acknowledge Corbett's instrumental role in establishing this protected area.
The park was renamed in 1957 as the Jim Corbett National Park to honour his role in establishing the protected area in 1930s.
Edward James Corbett was the birth name of Jim Corbett. He was commonly known as Jim Corbett throughout his life and career as a hunter and naturalist. This name became famous worldwide due to his remarkable achievements in hunting man-eating tigers and his later contributions to wildlife conservation and environmental protection in India.
The name of Jim Corbett’s dog was Robin.
The Tiger recorded 436 deaths.
The last person to be killed by the Champawat Tiger was a sixteen-year-old girl in a village near Champawat. This tragic incident marked the final victim of this notorious man-eating tigress before Jim Corbett undertook the mission to hunt and eliminate it. The death of this young girl highlighted the danger posed by the Champawat Tiger to the local population and underscored the urgent need for Corbett's intervention.
Jim Corbett died on 19 April 1955. His death marked the end of an extraordinary life dedicated to hunting man-eating tigers and later to wildlife conservation. Following his death, the Hailey National Park was renamed the Jim Corbett National Park in 1957 as a tribute to his remarkable contributions to establishing India's first national park and his pioneering efforts in wildlife protection.
According to Corbett's theory, a tiger turns into a man-eater when it grows old or becomes injured. As tigers age or suffer injuries, they lose their ability to run fast and hunt their natural prey efficiently. Since humans cannot run as fast as wild animals, they become easy targets for these weakened tigers. Once a tiger tastes human flesh, it develops a preference for it and will not eat any other type of flesh. These tigers are then called man-eaters. Corbett's first man-eating tiger hunt was the Champawat Tiger, which was a Bengal tigress. This particular tigress was responsible for nearly 436 deaths across Nepal and the Kumaon area of India, making it one of the most dangerous man-eaters Corbett encountered during his hunting career.
Jim Corbett camped in the Kumaon district, and started tracking the tigress. After several unsuccessful attempts, Corbett managed to kill, the tiger when it killed 16 years old girl. He followed a trail of blood left there. After a whole day of pursuit, Corbett had to abandon the hunt, decided to use villagers and to organize a bait the next day near the Champa river. The tigress got caught in the bait. With the help of the tahsildar of Champawat, the bait was organized with about 300 villagers. The next day, Corbett shot the tigress dead, near the Chataar Bridge, in Champawat.
A post-mortem was done on the Bengal Tigress. It showed that the upper and lower ’ canine teeth on the right side of her mouth were broken. The upper one was broken in half and the lower one broke right down to the bone. This injury was a result of an old gunshot from the game hunter who failed to track and kill it. According to Jim Corbett this injury prevented her from hunting her natural prey and so she started to hunt humans.
Step to Success (Text Book Page No. 61)
Analogy – verbal reasoning questions.
There is a certain relation between two given words, find the relation to find the missing word:
- A. Experience
- B. Engagement
- C. Experiment
- D. Employment
a) Experience
- A. Field
- B. Stick
- C. Player
- D. Ball
b) Stick
- A. Plague
- B. Death
- C. Malaria
- D. Sting
c) Malaria
- A. Leader
- B. People
- C. Geography
- D. History
d) History
- A. Mint
- B. Kiln
- C. Furnace
- D. Mine
b) Kiln
- A. Court
- B. Punishment
- C. Lawyer
- D. Judgement
d) Judgement