Mine-aux-Pipistrelles Ecological Reserve

Mine-aux-Pipistrelles Ecological Reserve
LocationPotton, Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Québec, Canada
Established10 April 2002

Mine-aux-Pipistrelles Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve in Quebec, Canada. It was established on 10 April 2002.[1] It is the first ecological reserve in an underground environment. The reserve contains 5 species of bats that hibernate in Quebec: Myotis lucifugus, Eptesicus fuscus, Myotis septentrionalis, Myotis leibii and Pipistrellus subflavus.[2]

  1. ^ "Recherche multicritères". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca.
  2. ^ "Réserve écologique Mine-aux-Pipistrelles – MELCC". www.environnement.gouv.qc.ca. Government of Quebec. Retrieved 21 November 2022.