Ecocriticism in Jungle Lore

Abstract

Jim Corbett, a colonel in the British Indian Army, was best known for being a hunter, conservationist and naturalist. Jungle Lore is an autobiography by Jim Corbett, revealing his life-long passion for the people, jungle, and animals of the Kumaon hills in the Himalayan foothills, and his despair at humanity's estrangement from its environment. From the very beginning or childhood, he was fascinated and attracted towards forest and wildlife around his home in Kaladhungi. As he grew up he learned to identify the sounds of various birds and animals.