Bonaventure Island & the Gaspe, Quebec
Bonaventure Island is, without a doubt, one of the gems of the Gaspé Penninsula. The island, which is a little over four square kilometres in area, and which lies off the Gaspé coast about five kilometres from the town of Percé, within sight of Percé Rock, was first sighted by Jacques Cartier in 1534.
Bonaventure Island is, without a doubt, one of the gems of the Gaspé Penninsula. The island, which is a little over four square kilometres in area, and which lies off the Gaspé coast about five kilometres from the town of Percé, within sight of Percé Rock, was first sighted by Jacques Cartier in 1534. In all, 223 different species have been recorded as visiting, migrating to, or living on the island. The largest single group are the over 100,000 northern gannets that call the island home, the second largest colony of this species in the world. The fish that thrive in the shallow, nutrient-rich waters surrounding the island provide these birds with their sustenance. (Matthew Farlan)
Along the trails.
Bonaventure Island is, without a doubt, one of the gems of the Gaspé Penninsula. The island, which is a little over four square kilometres in area, and which lies off the Gaspé coast about five kilometres from the town of Percé, within sight of Percé Rock, was first sighted by Jacques Cartier in 1534. In all, 223 different species have been recorded as visiting, migrating to, or living on the island. The largest single group are the over 100,000 northern gannets that call the island home, the second largest colony of this species in the world. The fish that thrive in the shallow, nutrient-rich waters surrounding the island provide these birds with their sustenance. (Matthew Farlan)
Along the trails.
