A wildlife management area (WMA) is a protected area 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
Waihi Estuary Wildlife Management Reserve, Bay of Plenty
Lake Waiau Wildlife Management Reserve, Manawatū-Whanganui
Koitiata Wildlife Management Reserve, Manawatū-Whanganui
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, West Coast
Papua New Guinea
In Papua New Guinea a Wildlife Management Area is the simplest form of protected area. 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 landowners.
The current Wildlife Management Areas are: Tonda Wildlife Management Area, Western Province Crater Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Eastern Highlands Province Kamiali Wildlife Management Area, Morobe Province Lake Kutubu Wildlife Management Area, 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
Tanzania
The Community Wildlife Management Areas Consortium (CWMAC) is an umbrella organization for all other organizations in Tanzania. 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. WMAs include:
Burunge - Juhibu Wildlife Management Area: Established in 2003 the is in the Babati District. Chingoli Wildlife Management Area: Gazetted 2012 it is part of the Selous-Niassa Wildlife Corridor. The Selous Game Reserve of Tanzania, a UNESCO World Heritage-Site and the of Mozambique. 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 on the South-East, the Tanzania-Kenya political boundary on the north, and the Ngasurai Open Area on the west. Kilimanjaro 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. The area borders 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 United States, WMAs exist in these states: