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The Ashuapmushuan Wildlife Reserve is a
wildlife reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...
in
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, Canada, in the watershed of the
Ashuapmushuan River The Ashuapmushuan River is a river in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of the Canadian provinces of Quebec. It starts at the outlet of Lake Ashuapmushuan, and flows first in a north-easterly direction for about whereafter it continues south ...
. It is mainly located in the region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, between the municipality of La Doré and the city of
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, and covers an area of . This area was first visited by "Montagnais"
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who practiced the fur trade. With the arrival of Europeans in the area, several trading posts, called ''Postes du Roi'', were established on the shores of lakes Ashuapmushuan and Nicabau. The word ''Ashuapmushuan'' is a term in Montagnais
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, meaning "where we see the
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Ashuapmushuan Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Region between La Doré and
Chibougamau Chibougamau () is the largest town in Nord-du-Québec, central Quebec, Canada. Located on Lake Gilman it has a population of 7,504 people (2016 Canadian Census). Chibougamau is surrounded by, but not part of, the local municipality of Eeyou Istc ...
, north of
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. It is crossed by the Route 167. This road provides access to the host South station and host Chigoubiche position, respectively located at km 33 and 113.


Territory

The area of the reserve is . The territory is covered by a pine forest south with hardwood which gradually converts to the north by a forest of black spruce and jack pine. The forest industry operates Forest Wildlife Reserve Ashuapmushuan under supply and forest management agreements (CAAF) granted by the Ministry of Natural Resources.


Activities and facilities

In this Wildlife Reserve, eleven cottages located on the shore of Lake Chigoubiche to end rental boaters. Some of these cabins can accommodate two to three people and in the same area, seven cottages are fully equipped to accommodate four to six people. Moreover, the rest area Draveurs, at kilometre 48, has four rustic chalets equipped with a more basic equipment. On the edge of Lake Dufferin, located a little further south, there is a single cottage for 6 people. Closer
Quebec Route 167 Route 167 is an isolated provincial highway in Quebec, Canada. It begins at the shore of Lac Saint-Jean in Saint-Félicien. It proceeds north-west to Chibougamau away. There are no services along this long stretch. At Chibougamau, the highway tur ...
, an old building caretaker is available for groups up to 8 people. All the cottages are equipped with Wildlife propane equipment. The water is not potable throughout the reserve. Wildlife Reserve makes available to vacationers rowboats and kayaks.


See also

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List of protected areas of Quebec This list of protected areas of Quebec includes federally, provincially and municipally administered parks and wildlife reserves in Quebec, the largest province in Canada. National Parks Note that both federally and provincially administe ...
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Société des établissements de plein air du Québec The ''Société des établissements de plein air du Québec'' (English: Quebec Outdoor Establishments Company), also known as ''Sépaq'', is the agency of the Government of Quebec that manages parks and wildlife reserves. Sépaq falls under the a ...
(Sépaq) *
List of Canadian provincial parks This is a list of all provincial/territorial parks and other provincial/territorial protected areas in Canada. Alberta Alberta's provincial parks and protected areas are managed by Alberta Parks and Alberta Government's ministry of Alberta ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashuapmushuan Wildlife Reserve Protected areas of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Protected areas established in 1946