The Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary is spread over just 47 sq km. But its size belies its beauty and variety of its residents. Covering a heavily forested hilly terrain in the Kumaon hills, with altitudes going up to 2,500 m, the sanctuary is made up mostly of rhododendron and oaks. At lower altitudes, the slopes are covered with chir pines. The sanctuary is home to ghoral, kakar, wild boar, monkeys, Himalayan black bears, jackals, Indian red fox and porcupines. And though extremely elusive, even the leopard. It is also a birders' paradise with around 200 species of resident and migratory birds. There are several places to stay inside the sanctuary including the Mary Budden Estate.