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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.
1.4 Bay of Plenty Region. ... A government purpose reserve is a type of New Zealand protected area. [1] ... Island Wildlife Management Reserve;
Auckland Island pig A captive Auckland Island pig at Staglands Wildlife Reserve, Akatarawa Valley, New Zealand Country of origin New Zealand Distribution Auckland Island Traits Weight Male: average 41.7 kilograms (92 lb) Female: average 37.3 kilograms (82 lb) Pig Sus domesticus The Auckland Island pig is a feral (but now conservation-managed) landrace of domestic pig (Sus scrofa) found on ...
A nature reserve is a type of New Zealand protected area owned by the New Zealand Government and administered by the Department of Conservation to protect natural features. [1]
The Marine Reserves Act 1971 protects several marine areas around New Zealand known as marine reserves. [6] In these areas there is a complete ban on fishing, and on removing or disturbing marine life. [17] The first marine reserve, Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve, was established in 1975. [6]
Like sanctuary areas, most ecological areas were set aside by the now defunct New Zealand Forest Service in the 1970s and 1980s in response to activism by the conservationist movement. [1] Historically, ecological areas have mostly been in Southland and the West Coast of the South Island , and the Bay of Plenty Region of the North Island .
The Auckland Islands – as with all of New Zealand's subantarctic islands – is a National Nature Reserve, afforded the highest possible level of protection under New Zealand law. In addition, a marine reserve encompasses all of the Auckland Islands territorial sea and internal waterways.
Covers a range of marine environments in the water around the Auckland Islands. Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve: 547: 1975: The first marine reserve to be established in New Zealand. Hautai Marine Reserve [9] 853: 2014: Located in a remote corner of New Zealand's West Coast, making it the most remote marine reserve on New Zealand's ...