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In a Quebec park, a science game brings predator-prey dynamics to life

Using humans as both the hunters and the hunted, the game aims to demystify ecology data

A collage of three photos shows people in a dense forest: one person in a yellow vest and mesh hood interacts with some equipment, a second person in a blue vest stands partly obscured by foliage and two others in red vests walk along a trail.

During a predator-prey simulation game in a Quebec forest, a “prey” player (left) uses a scoresheet, a “mesopredator” (middle) peeks out between the trees and red-vested “apex predators” are on the hunt.

Tess Berthier/Sentinelle Nord

By Danielle Beurteaux

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