Assinica National Park Reserve | |
Alt Name: | French: '''Réserve du parc national Assinica'''|links=no |
Iucn Category: | II |
Map: | Quebec |
Location: | Canada Quebec Jamésie |
Nearest City: | Oujé-Bougoumou |
Coordinates: | 50.3143°N -74.9793°W |
Area: | 3193km (1,984miles) |
Area Ref: | [1] |
Established: | Creation of the Reserve as of 17 |
Administrator: | Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs |
The Assinica National Park Reserve (French: '''Réserve du parc national Assinica'''|links=no) is a protected area located in west-central Quebec, Canada. This 3193km (1,984miles) territory, set aside in 2011,[2] aims to protect one of the most important habitats of endangered species such as woodland caribou, forest ecotype, as well as the bald eagle in the wildlife. Regarding the flora, two species likely to be threatened or vulnerable were observed in this reserve: the hudsonia tomentosa and the arethusa bulbosa.[3]