Mine-aux-Pipistrelles Ecological Reserve

Last updated September 03, 2025

Mine-aux-Pipistrelles Ecological Reserve
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)

Location	Potton, Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Québec, Canada
Established	10 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

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

External links

Official website from Government of Québec

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See also: Sépaq, Protected areas of Canada, List of Canadian provincial parks

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