Wildlife management area

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Sign to the Rich Mountain Wildlife Management Area in Georgia

A wildlife management area (WMA) is a protected area set aside for the conservation of wildlife and for recreational activities involving wildlife.

New Zealand

There are 11 wildlife management areas in New Zealand:[1]

Papua New Guinea

In Papua New Guinea a Wildlife Management Area is the simplest form of protected area. A WMA designation protects an area of land or water while retaining full power to landowners to manage their land. WMAs are managed by an elected committee formed of customary landowners.[2]

The current Wildlife Management Areas are:

Tanzania

The Community Wildlife Management Areas Consortium (CWMAC) is an umbrella organization for all other organizations in Tanzania.[3] As of 2016 there are 22 WMAs that have received "Authorized Association" (AA) status out of a total of 38 that have been established or gazetted. WMAs include:

United States

In the United States, WMAs exist in these states:

References

  1. ^ "New Zealand Gazetteer". linz.govt.nz. Land Information New Zealand.
  2. ^ WWF:Setting up a WMA, 2005, retrieved 28 June 2010
  3. ^ Tanzania WMA's- Retrieved 2019-10-20
  4. ^ Burunge WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-20
  5. ^ Chingoli WMA
  6. ^ Enduimet WMA
  7. ^ Connecticut WMA
  8. ^ Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission website retrieved 27 December 2012
  9. ^ "Georgia".
  10. ^ "Wildlife Management Areas (WMA)". iowadnr.gov.
  11. ^ "Kentucky".
  12. ^ "Public Lands Hunting - Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife".
  13. ^ "Wildlife Management Areas". Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  14. ^ Maine WMA
  15. ^ Massachusetts WMA/
  16. ^ "Wildlife Management Area regulations". Mass.gov.
  17. ^ Minnesota Department of Natural Resources retrieved 15 October 2011
  18. ^ Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks retrieved 19 August 2013
  19. ^ Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks website retrieved 8 January 2010
  20. ^ Nebraska retrieved 29 September 2015
  21. ^ New jersey division of fish and wildlife website retrieved 8 January 2010
  22. ^ New Mexico Wildlife website retrieved 8 January 2010
  23. ^ North Dakota Game and Fish Department website retrieved 7 December 2017
  24. ^ Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation retrieved 30 August 2019
  25. ^ Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife website retrieved 8 January 2010
  26. ^ "Subchapter F. Special Wildlife Management Areas". Pennsylvania Code. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  27. ^ Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Atlas retrieved 29 April 2018
  28. ^ Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency website retrieved 24 August 2012
  29. ^ Texas Parks and Wildlife Service website retrieved 8 January 2010
  30. ^ "Find A Wildlife Management Area". Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  31. ^ "Wildlife Management Areas". Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Retrieved 30 December 2016.