However, to preserve and protect the rock as well as the birds that seek refuge on its heights, in 1985 the Quebec government declared Percé Rock and nearby Bonaventure Island bird sanctuaries.
एकेकाळी, स्थानीय धारिष्ट लोक या उभ्या खडकावर चढून पक्ष्यांच्या घरट्यांतील अंडी गोळा करायचे.