Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, Kedarnath, Uttarakhand - Scenic Vistas and Wonderful Wildlife
One of the must visit place in Kedarnath is its wild life sanctuary spread over an area of 967 km. Nestledin the district of Chamoli, it is named after the famous Kedarnath Temple. Located near the Alaknanda river, one can find low and coniferous, alpine and bugyals across the deep temperate forests of the sancturay. Endowed with the richness of exotic floral species, one can also find quite a good amount of trees like Oak, Pine and Birch. In addition, it also houses different varieties of reptiles, birds, mammals and primates. Black bear, leopard cat, jackal, snow leopard, common leopard, sambhar, goral, tahr, serow, bharal and musk deer etc can also be spotted in this sanctuary. Moreover, various varieties of colorful fishes and other aquatic animals can be seen in the River Mandakini.
