Ecological reserves of Quebec are protected areas devoted to conservation, education and research. They are generally closed to the public, with the exception of Serpentine-de-Coleraine, Forêt-la-Blanche des Tourbières-de-Lanoraie and Île-Brion. They are managed by the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks. According to the protected area classification of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Quebec's ecological reserves fall into IUCN category 1a, which is the highest level of protection in the world. Thus, there is no exploration or exploitation of natural resources, no roads can pass through the reserve, no energy equipment is allowed and hunting, trapping and fishing activities are prohibited.
List of ecological reserves
Reserves include:
Ecological reserveAreaCreated Regional county municipalitykm2 sqmiAigle-à-Tête-Blanche 1993 PontiacAndré-Linteau 1993 PontiacAndré-Michaux 1993 La Vallée-de-la-GatineauBog-à-Lanières 1992 La TuqueBoisé-des-Muir 1995 Le Haut-Saint-LaurentCaribous-de-Jourdan 1994 La Vallée-de-l'OrCharles-B.-Banville 1998 Rimouski-NeigetteChênaie-des-Îles-Finlay 2007 PontiacChicobi 2002 AbitibiClaude-Mélançon 1988 BellechasseCouchepaganiche 1983 Lac-Saint-Jean-EstDunes-de-Berry 1996 AbitibiDunes-de-la-Moraine-d'Harricana 1994 Rouyn-Noranda Érablière-du-Trente-et-Un-Milles 1994 La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Ernest-Lepage 1983 Bonaventure Fernald 1995 La MatanieForêt-la-Blanche 2003 PapineauG.-Oscar-Villeneuve 1989 Le Fjord-du-SaguenayGrand-Lac-Salé 1996 MinganieGrande-Rivière 2001 Le Rocher-PercéGrands-Ormes 1994 Charlevoix-EstÎle-Brion 1988 Les Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎle-Garth 2003 Thérèse-De BlainvilleÎles-Avelle-Wight-et-Hiam 1994 Vaudreuil-SoulangesIrénée-Marie 1985 MékinacIrène-Fournier 1991 La MatanieJackrabbit 1981 Les LaurentidesJames-Little 1981 PontiacJ.-Clovis-Laflamme 1991 Le Domaine-du-RoyJudith-De Brésoles 1992 La TuqueJules-Carpentier 2000 PortneufKettles-de-Berry 1996 AbitibiLac-à-la-Tortue 1992 ShawiniganLac-Malakisis 1978 TémiscamingueLéon-Provancher 1999 BécancourLionel-Cinq-Mars 1988 LotbinièreLouis-Babel 1991 ManicouaganLouis-Ovide-Brunet 1989 Le Domaine-du-Roy Louis-Zéphirin-Rousseau 1988 Antoine-Labelle Manche-d'Épée 1984 La Haute-Gaspésie Marcel-Léger 1981 Trois-RivièresMarcelle-Gauvreau 1990 Le Fjord-du-SaguenayMarcel-Raymond 1987 Le Haut-RichelieuMarie-Jean-Eudes 1992 MaskinongéMatamec 1995 Sept-Rivières Micocoulier 1981 Vaudreuil-Soulanges Mine-aux-Pipistrelles 2002 Memphrémagog Mont-Gosford 2013 Le GranitMont-Saint-Pierre 2001 La Haute-Gaspésie Père-Louis-Marie 1993 La Vallée-de-la-GatineauPin-Rigide 1977 Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Pointe-Heath 1978 Minganie Pointe-Platon 1995 Lotbinière Presqu'île-Robillard 2000 Argenteuil Ristigouche 1983 Avignon Rivière-aux-Brochets 1999 Brome-Missisquoi Rivière-du-Moulin 1975 Lotbinière Rivière-Rouge 1997 Argenteuil Rolland-Germain 1991 La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Ruisseau-de-l'Indien 1991 PontiacSamuel-Brisson 1982 Le Haut-Saint-François Serpentine-de-Coleraine 2003 Les Appalaches Tantaré 1978 La Jacques-Cartier Tapani 1988 Antoine-Labelle Thomas-Fortin 1990 CharlevoixThomas-Sterry-Hunt 1988 Montmagny Tourbière-de-Shannon 2011 La Jacques-Cartier Tourbières-de-Lanoraie 1994 D'Autray Vallée-du-Ruiter 1993 MemphrémagogVictor-A.-Huard 1990 Le Fjord-du-SaguenayVieux-Arbres 1992 Abitibi-OuestWilliam-Baldwin 1992 Abitibi
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