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This is a list of Maryland wildlife management areas. As of 2016 [update] , the state of Maryland owned and managed sixty-one wildlife management areas (WMAs) covering 123,530 acres (499.9 km 2 ) of land.
These agencies are typically within each state's Executive Branch, and have the purpose of protecting a state's fish and wildlife resources. The exact duties of each agency vary by state, [2] but often include resource management and research, regulation setting, and enforcement of law related to fisheries and wildlife.
Protected properties are designated as state wildlands by the Maryland General Assembly. These wildlands are owned and managed by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Each tract overlaps with all or part of a state park, forest, wildlife management area, or other land unit of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
This category contains wildlife management areas in the U.S. state of Maryland. Pages in category "Wildlife management areas of Maryland" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is a government agency in the state of Maryland charged with maintaining natural resources including state parks, public lands, state forests, state waterways, wildlife, and recreation areas. Its headquarters are in Annapolis.
McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area is a Wildlife Management Area in Montgomery County, Maryland.It is a large contiguous forest of varied habitat, situated between the Potomac River and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal to the south, and Seneca Creek State Park to the east.
Isle of Wight Wildlife Management Area is a state wildlife management area (WMA) of Maryland located on the Isle of Wight, a small peninsula between the St. Martin's River and Isle of Wight Bay in Worcester County. [1] Although called Isle of Wight, a small strip of marsh and road connects it with the mainland.
Deal Island Wildlife Management Area protects 13,565 acres (54.90 km 2) [1] in western Somerset County, Maryland near the community of Deal Island.As a wildlife management area, the area is managed by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife and Heritage Service to conserve wildlife populations and their habitats, while providing public recreational use of wildlife resources.