Set deep in the foothills of the Great Indian Himalayas, Binsar is a comparatively small wildlife sanctuary, covering only an area of 47.04 sq. kms. A small protected area, Binsar was designated as a wildlife sanctuary in 1988, following a long local movement for its establishment. Today, Binsar supports a wide variety of floral species, faunal species as well as avi-fauna including some of the unique species found in the Himalayan range.
Within Binsar's boundary, there a nine villages populated by around 600 people. Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary has only one entry gate for touristss at Ayarpani and only one road, climbing in a north-west direction to terminate at the Forest Rest House. The sanctuary is criss-crossed by many tails, some relatively wide and well-trodden while some barely discernible. A walk through this sanctuary is a truly fascinating as well as refreshing as most of the park area is shaded with a thick forests.
Binsar attracts treekers as it is known as the ‘ Trekker’s Paradise’ nature lover and leisure tourists from across the world as it offers a scenic and peaceful vacation and at the same time also filled ith the adventurous sights like the sanctuary and the 300km stretch of the Himalayan ranges where you can see the sacred Nanda Devi, Kedarnath, Chaukhamba, Trishul, Panchchuli and Nanda kot Peaks from the highest point of the Almora District known as the ‘Zero Point’
The Binsar sanctuary museum also homes valuable information about animals and the habitation around this region and other than this, you can also visit a place near Dinapani on the Almora to Binsar road which showcases the famous ancient relics at a point called Pariyadeva Pashan that has a long stone with cup shaped marks on it believed to have belonged
to the Megalithic age.
FLORA OF THE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Within the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary, 25 types of trees, 24 types of bushes and seven varieties of grasses are found. At the higher altitude, Binsar is dominated by the Oak and Rhododendron forests, while at the lower level, mostly you will find the Chir Pine forests.
FAUNA OF THE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY According to recent census, Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary is home to 16 Leopards, 69 Ghorals, 57 Wild Boars, 43 Kakars, 150 Monkeys and two Himalayan Black Bears. In addition to these, the sanctuary provides shelter to other wild animals like Indian Red Fox, Jackals, Pine Martens and Porcupines.
Apart from these, Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary ranks high in avian species variety and visibility. Here, you can see around 200 species of birds including both resident and migratory species.
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