Laurentides Wildlife Reserve
Réserve faunique des Laurentides, also known by its former name of parc des Laurentides, is a wildlife reserve in Quebec, Canada, located between Quebec City and the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. This reserve is part of the network of wildlife reserves of Quebec (Canada) managed by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Quebec) and the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec. It is located halfway between Saguenay and Quebec.
View of the Jacques-Cartier River valley
The Pikauba River, in 1940.
Portes-de-l'Enfer, in 1940.
Polygonia faunus - Toulouse Museum, collected at Camp Mercier
The Jacques-Cartier River is a river in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is 161 km long and its source is Jacques-Cartier Lake in Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, and flows in a predominantly southern direction before ending in the Saint Lawrence River at Donnacona, about 30 km upstream from Quebec City.
The Jacques-Cartier River in the Jacques-Cartier National Park
Downstream view in winter from de l'Épaule hill, Jacques-Cartier National Park.
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