Researchers hunt each other in the Quebec wilderness for science
Université Laval researchers ran a human predator‑prey game in Éco‑Laurentides, dividing participants into prey, mesopredators and apex predators to run 30‑minute simulations; their paper, published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution, found players often used strategies similar to wild animals. The team and outside scientists say the exercise is a useful teaching and exploratory method but cannot replace field observations of real animals.