5 Amazing National Park And Wildlife Sanctuaries In Uttarakhand

Uttrakhand is one of the major cities of North India famous for its hills and natural sceneries. Rishikesh is a very popular city of Uttrakhand. It is the city of yoga that gained popularity in the year 1968. Other major things of Uttrakhand are its national park and wildlife sanctuaries. Uttrakhand has most of the wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in whole North India. There are verities of animals and birds present there.

People often get confused about the best national parks of Uttrakhand as there are so many presents To make things more clear for you, we have mentioned some of the very famous wildlife sanctuaries of Uttrakhand. There are national parks as well.

# Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary

Binsar wildlife sanctuary is situated in the Almora. It is a district of Uttrakhand. The sanctuary is situated above the height of 2270.

The main motive of the sanctuary is to protect the wildlife along with the conversation of oak forests. It is rich in flora and fauna. Approximately 200 plus birds verities are found in this sanctuary.

# Rajaji Wildlife Sanctuary

Rajaji wildlife sanctuary is more like a tiger reserve center. It is situated near Haridwar, Rishikesh, and Dehradun. It has approximately 28 mammal species and 300 plus birds species.

Apart from this, the sanctuary is famous for Himalayan bear, tiger, leopard, goral, jackal, hyena, monitor lizard, king cobra, etc. There is a river flowing near the Rajaji sanctuary which is home to several fish species like trout, chilwa, etc.

# Corbett National Park

Jim Corbett is a very famous national park of Uttrakhand. It is situated near Dehradun. There are huge species of flora and fauna.

The place is ideal for wildlife photographers. One can capture rare Bengal tigers here in the Corbett national park.

# Askot Sanctuary Pithoragarh

Ascot is a famous sanctuary not only for animals but also for flowers. There is a wide variety of flora and fauna present in the sanctuary. It is situated at a height of 5432 feet above ground level.

The place is about 54km away from the Pithoragarh. The environment is very soothing and it is going to give you a lifetime experience.

# Govind Pashu Vihar Wildlife Sanctuary

The sanctuary is a home for many endangered species of animals. There are different and unique animals present in the sanctuary. Apart from this, there are other normal animals also like tigers, lions, deer, bears, etc.

It has several varieties of flowers also. At first, it was a wildlife sanctuary but now declared as a national park.