Wildlife Management Area

Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are protected areas set aside for the conservation of wildlife and for recreational activities involving wildlife.

United States

In the U.S., WMAs exist in the following states:

• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Florida^[1]
• Georgia^[2]
• Iowa^[3]
• Kentucky^[4]
• Louisiana^[5]
• Maine^[6]
• Maryland
• Minnesota^[7]
• Mississippi^[8]
• Montana^[9]
• Nebraska ^[10]
• New Jersey^[11]
• New Mexico^[12]
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New York
• Oregon^[13]
• South Carolina
• Tennessee^[14]
• Texas^[15]
• Vermont ^[16]
• Virginia ^[17]
• West Virginia

Papua New Guinea

In Papua New Guinea a Wildlife Management Area is the simplest form of protected area, that 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.^[18]

List of Wildlife Management Areas in PNG:

• Tonda Wildlife Management Area, Western Province
• Crater Mountain WMA, Eastern Highlands Province
• Kamiali Wildlife Management Area, Morobe Province
• Lake Kutubu WMA, Southern Highlands Province
• Oi Mada Wara Wildlife Management Area, Goodenough Island, Milne Bay Province
• Sulamesi Wildlife Management Area, Mount Bosavi, Southern Highlands Province
• Maza Wildlife Management Area, Western Province
• Aramba Wildlife Management Area, Western Province
• Wereaver Wildlife Management Area, Western Province
• Libano-Arisai Wildlife Management Area, Mount Bosavi, Southern Highlands Province
• Libano-Hose Wildlife Management Area, Mount Bosavi, Southern Highlands Province
• Neiru (Aird Hills)Wildlife Management Area, Gulf Province

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