La Morici National Park
La Morici, Saint-Mathieu-du-Park, Quebec G0X 1N0, Canada
Description:
La Mauricie National Park is a Canadian national park located in the Moricie region of Quebec. The territory of the park is 536 square kilometers. There are many lakes (about 150) and many other reservoirs.
Scientists analyzing the remains of rock paintings, concluded that earlier in this place nomadic tribes five thousand years ago hunted and fished. Researchers visited these places approximately in the middle of the XVII century, and from the middle of the XIX to the beginning of the XX there was logging.
La Morici is located in the Eastern Mixed Forest region and both deciduous and coniferous tree species grow here. In the park you can meet black bears, American moose, beavers, otters, wolves and red foxes. 111 species of birds nest here, and 19 species of reptiles and amphibians live in reservoirs and swamps.
La Morici National Park is a very popular holiday destination for canoeists and canoeists. About 150,000 travelers a year come here.