The Cap Tourmente National Wildlife
Area is the natural
site par excellence to get
in touch with wildlife and it’s
less than 45 minutes from Quebec City.
Come and discover its breathtaking
landscape on foot, along 20 km of
hiking trails. Here
you’ll find a wealth of information
on Cap Tourmente’s fauna,
flora
and history,
which is also the history of Côte-de-Beaupré,
the birthplace of New France.
Did you know? This historical site will celebrate its 400th anniversary in 2008.
Major Canadian Bird-watching Site
The Cap Tourmente National Wildlife
Area is a great bird-watching site.
It’s also a staging area
for one-of-a-kind Greater Snow Geese,
which flock there by the thousands
every spring and fall. Did you know?
306 bird species have been identified
in the National Wildlife Area. How
many of them do you know? Check
the bird list.
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