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Alabama Wildlife Management Areas

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Alabama Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are tracts of land which have been established for the conservation and management of natural resources such as wildlife and aquatic life within the State of Alabama. The Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is responsible for the management of these lands and their associated uses. The land is not typically state-owned, but is private land which is leased for public use. The landholders are typically large timber, oil and gas, coal, or infrastructure (railroads, utilities, etc.) companies. Public uses of the WMAs vary from area to area, but typically includes hunting, fishing, trapping, hiking, and camping. As of the 2007–2008 season over 768,000 acres (3,110 km) of land was under management as part of Alabama WMAs from the north Alabama mountains down to Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico coast.

List of Alabama Wildlife Management Areas

References

  1. http://www.outdooralabama.com/hunting/wildlife-areas/ Archived 2008-02-22 at the Wayback Machine Outdoor Alabama; Wildlife Management Areas
Protected areas of Alabama
Federal
National Parks
and Historic Sites
National Monuments
National Forests
National Wildlife Refuges
Wilderness areas
National Wild and Scenic RiversSipsey Fork
Other protected areas
State
State Parks
State Forests
Wildlife Management Areas
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (web)
Protected areas of the United States by political division
States
Federal districtWashington, D.C.
Insular areas

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