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Mine-aux-Pipistrelles Ecological Reserve

Coordinates: 45°09′15″N 72°23′40″W / 45.1542°N 72.3944°W / 45.1542; -72.3944
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Mine-aux-Pipistrelles Ecological Reserve
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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]

References

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  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.
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45°09′15″N 72°23′40″W / 45.1542°N 72.3944°W / 45.1542; -72.3944

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