Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary
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Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary is an Indian wildlife sanctuary.[1]
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Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Uttarakhand, India |
Nearest city | Almora |
Coordinates | 29°42′23″N 79°45′22″E |
Area | 45.59 km2 |
Established | 1988 |
Governing body | Department of Forest Uttarakhand |
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Binsar was the summer capital of the Chand Kings, who ruled over Kumaon from the 11th to the 18th centuries AD. The British also used it as a summer capital, and built several estates inside the forest. In 1988, Binsar was established as a sanctuary for the conservation and protection of the shrinking broad leaf oak (Quercus) forests of the Central Himalayan region. It has over 200 species of birds.