Forillon National Park is located on the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec. The park includes forests, sea coast, salt marshes, sand dunes, cliffs, and the northern end of the Appalachians. Created in 1970, Forillon was the first national park in Quebec. It covers 244 km². NASA satellite image of the Gaspé Peninsula. ... Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ... The Appalachian Mountains are a system of North American mountains running from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada to Alabama in the United States, although the northernmost mainland portion ends at the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Canadian National Parks system encompasses over forty protected areas, including National Parks, National Park Reserves and National Marine Conservation Areas. ... Beginning in 1963, a terrorist group that became known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices and at least two murders by FLQ gunfire and three violent deaths by bombings. ...

The word forillon is thought to have referred to a flowerpot island or sea stack which used to be a landmark in the area but has since collapsed into the ocean.

The park includes nesting colonies of sea birds. Whales, seals, black bears, moose, and other woodland animals can also be seen. Whales are not the largest species of exclusively aquatic placental mammals, members of the order Cetacea, which also includes dolphins and porpoises. ... subfamilies Otariidae Phocidae Odobenidae Pinnipeds are large marine mammals belonging to the Pinnipedia, a family (sometimes a suborder or superfamily, depending on the classification scheme) of the order Carnivora. ... Binomial name Ursus americanus Pallas, 1780 The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), also known as simply the black bear or cinnamon bear, is the most common bear in North America. ... Binomial name Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758) A female moose. ...

The Creation of the Park

The creation of Forillon National Park in 1971 was preceded by the removal thru expropriation of several families that had settled within the boundaries of the proposed national park. Several of the foundations of the demolished houses remain today hidden in the underbrush of several sections of the park. Several families in the Gaspe Peninsula region were forced to re-settle in the surrounding areas and hold a vivid memory of the events that unfolded during those times. Forillon National Park does not mention these unfortunate events anywhere within their exhibits and fail to acknowledge the existence of a community within the park.

See also

• Canadian National Parks
• List of Canadian national parks

The Canadian National Parks system encompasses over forty protected areas, including National Parks, National Park Reserves and National Marine Conservation Areas. ... The Canadian National Parks system is run by Parks Canada, which also runs Canadas National Historic Sites. ...

External links

• Forillon National Park of Canada

Gallery

Cap Bon-Ami, on the North side of the Forillon peninsula Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1984x1488, 1793 KB) Cap Bon-Ami, on the North side of the Forillon peninsula. ...	Cap Bon-Ami at sunset Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1984x1488, 597 KB) Cap Bon-Ami at sunset. ...	The Forillon peninsula Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1984x1488, 625 KB) The Forillon peninsula. ...	Rock formation called "Le Vieux" (the Old Man) and Cap Gaspé lighthouse Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1932x1416, 521 KB) Rock formation called Le Vieux (the Old Man) and Cap Gaspé lighthouse. ...
Reproduction of a traditional salt cod fishery installation created for the 1998 TV series, "L'ombre de l'épervier" Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1984x1488, 634 KB) Reproduction of a traditional salt cod fishery installation created for the 1998 TV series, Lombre de lépervier. Photo taken in July 2005 by Danielle Langlois at the Forillon National Park in Quebec, Canada. ...	Stepped cascade along the "La Chute" hiking trail Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1488x1984, 641 KB) Stepped cascade along the La Chute hiking trail. ...	Waterfall along the "La Chute" hiking trail Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1488x1984, 1936 KB) Waterfall along the La Chute hiking trail. ...	Water splashing over mossy rocks. Close-up of waterfall along the "La Chute" hiking trail Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1984x1488, 1988 KB) Water splashing over mossy rocks. ...
Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) near Cap Gaspé Image File history File links Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) near Cap Gaspé. Photo taken in July 2005 by Danielle Langlois at the Forillon National Park in Quebec, Canada. ...	Double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) near Cap Bon-Ami Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1535x1083, 414 KB) Double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) near Cap Bon-Ami. ...	Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) near Cap Bon-Ami Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1290x930, 256 KB) Grey seals (Halichoerus_grypus) near Cap Bon-Ami. ...	North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) at Cap Gaspé Image File history File links Download high resolution version (978x723, 263 KB) North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum). ...