Jim Corbett, the most famous hunter and tracker of big game, yet also an ardent conservationist, was responsible for the killing of many man-eating tigers over a thirty year period. Upon his arrival at the village where a man eating tiger had taken her last victim, he found the area, a virtual ghost town, with villagers locked inside their huts with no one having ventured outside for a week. The tigress roamed the roads near the village roaring and terrifying villagers; when Corbett shot her and became an instant folk hero.I have read Man-Eaters of Kumaon, The Temple Tiger and many more books that describe how he hunted down man eaters. His precision on hunting the man eaters down, tracking their movements, planning his kill and also paying homage to the dead simply make this guy a legend..!!!
I intend to visit the Jim Corbett National Park at least once before I die and experience what the great man did for the poor folks who feared man eaters..!!
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Jim Corbett is a true hero indeed. I read Maneaters of Kumaon for the first time when I was nine years old and reread it many times since. I am fortunate to have the chance to visit many Corbett places like Chuka, Thak, Tulla Kot, Kala Agar, Dalkanya, Champawat, Mohan and many others. Corbett National Park is beautiful and I hope Corbett legend will live fornever!
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