A Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is a

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

set aside for the conservation of wildlife and for recreational activities involving wildlife.

New Zealand

There are 11 Wildlife Management Areas in New Zealand: * Horsham Downs Wildlife Management Reserves,

Waikato Waikato () is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato District, Waipa District, Matamata-Piako District, South Waikato District and Hamilton City, as well as Hauraki, Coromandel Penins ...

* Waihi Estuary Wildlife Management Reserve,

Bay of Plenty The Bay of Plenty ( mi, Te Moana-a-Toi) is a region of New Zealand, situated around a bight of the same name in the northern coast of the North Island. The bight stretches 260 km from the Coromandel Peninsula in the west to Cape Runaw ...

* Lake Waiau Wildlife Management Reserve,

Manawatū-Whanganui Manawatū-Whanganui (; spelled Manawatu-Wanganui prior to 2019) is a region in the lower half of the North Island of New Zealand, whose main population centres are the cities of Palmerston North and Whanganui. It is administered by the Manawa ...

* Koitiata Wildlife Management Reserve,

* Fletcher Creek Wildlife Management Area, West Coast * Te Wharau Wildlife Management Area, West Coast * Granville Wildlife Management Area, West Coast * Hochstetter Wildlife Management Area, West Coast * Wanganui River Flat Wildlife Management Area, West Coast * Oneone Wildlife Management Area, West Coast *

Pye Creek Wildlife Management Area Pye can refer to: Businesses * Pye (electronics company), British electronics manufacturer * Pye Records, British record label ** Pye International Records, a subsidiary People * Pye (surname) * Pye Dubois, musician * Pye Hastings, musician * Pye ...

, West Coast

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

a Wildlife Management Area is the simplest form of

. 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 Custom, customary, or consuetudinary may refer to: Traditions, laws, and religion * Convention (norm), a set of agreed, stipulated or generally accepted rules, norms, standards or criteria, often taking the form of a custom * Norm (social), a r ...

landowners. The current Wildlife Management Areas are: *

Tonda Wildlife Management Area The Tonda Wildlife Management Area is a wetland of international importance and the largest protected area in Papua New Guinea.

, Western Province *

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Wildlife Management Area, Eastern Highlands Province * Kamiali Wildlife Management Area, Morobe Province *

Lake Kutubu Lake Kutubu is the second-largest lake in Papua New Guinea,Lake Kutubu
at Ramsar site after Goodenough Island Goodenough Island in the Solomon Sea, also known as Nidula Island, is the westernmost of the three large islands of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. It lies to the east of mainland New Guinea and southwe ...

, Milne Bay Province * Sulamesi Wildlife Management Area, Mount Bosavi, Southern Highlands Province *

Maza Wildlife Management Area Maza may refer to: People * Ada Maza (born 1958), Argentine politician * Alfredo del Mazo Maza (born 1975), Mexican politician * Ángel Maza (born 1954), Argentine politician *Antonio de la Maza (1912–1961), Dominican businessman and conspirato ...

, Western Province *

Aramba Wildlife Management Area Aramba is a village in Bakshi Ka Talab block of Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh, India. As of 2011, its population is 2,459, in 484 households. It is the seat of a gram panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute ...

, 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

Tanzania

The 'Community Wildlife Management Areas Consortium (CWMAC) is an umbrella organization for all other organizations in

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands an ...

. As of 2016 there are 22 WMA's that have received "Authorized Association" (AA) status out of a total of 38 that have been established or gazetted. WMA's include: * Burunge - Juhibu Wildlife Management Area: Established in 2003 the is in the

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District. * Chingoli Wildlife Management Area: Gazetted 2012 it is part of the Selous-Niassa Wildlife Corridor. The Selous Game Reserve of Tanzania, a

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World Heritage-Site and the of

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Mal ...

. * Enduimet Wildlife Management Area: Established in 2003 the WMA is in the Longido District in the Olmolog and Tinga wards in the Western part of the Kilimanjaro Basin. The WMA borders the

Kilimanjaro National Park Kilimanjaro National Park is a Tanzanian national park, located south of the equator and in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. The park is located near the region of Moshi. The park includes the whole of Mount Kilimanjaro above the tree line and the ...

on the South-East, the Tanzania-Kenya political boundary on the north, and the Ngasurai Open Area on the west.

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is approximately west of the WMA center. * Iluma Wildlife Management Area: The WMA is located in Kilombero and Ulanga districts of the Morogoro Region in Eastern Tanzania. It is part of Selous ecosystem as well as the Kilombero Valley

Ramsar site A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention,8 ha (O) *** Permanent 8 ha (P) *** Seasonal Intermittent < 8 ha(Ts) **

Selous Game Reserve to the East. Most of the district area lies along the Kilombero River valley and part of it in the Rufiji Basin and Selous Game Reserve which extends to the Udzungwa Mountains National Park. * Kimbanda Wildlife Management Area * Kisungule Wildlife Management Area * Mbomip - Pawaga-Idodi Wildlife Management Area * Randileni Wildlife Management Area

United States

In the

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, WMAs exist in the following states: *

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* California * Connecticut * Florida * Georgia * Iowa * Kentucky *

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Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

* Massachusetts *

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* Minnesota *

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* Missouri * Montana * Nebraska *

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* New Mexico *

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* New Hampshire *

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* North Dakota * Oklahoma * Oregon * Pennsylvania * Rhode Island *

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* Tennessee *

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*Utah * Vermont *

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