Alabama Wildlife Management Areas
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 km2) 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.[1]
List of Alabama Wildlife Management Areas
[edit]- Charles D. Kelley Autuaga County Wildlife Management Area
- Barbour Wildlife Management Area
- Black Warrior Wildlife Management Area
- Blue Spring Wildlife Management Area
- Boggy Hollow Wildlife Management Area
- Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area
- Coosa Wildlife Management Area
- David K. Nelson Wildlife Management Area
- Freedom Hills Wildlife Management Area
- Geneva State Forest Wildlife Management Area
- Grand Bay Savanna Wildlife Management Area
- Hollins Wildlife Management Area
- Jackson County Waterfowl Management Areas and Refuges
- James D. Martin-Skyline Wildlife Management Area
- Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area
- Little River Wildlife Management Area
- Lowndes Wildlife Management Area
- Martin Community Hunting Area
- W.L. Holland and Mobile–Tensaw River Delta Wildlife Management Areas
- Mulberry Fork Wildlife Management Area
- Sam R. Murphy Wildlife Management Area
- Oakmulgee Wildlife Management Area
- Perdido River Wildlife Management Area
- Red Hills Wildlife Management Area
- Riverton Community Hunting Area
- Seven-Mile Island Wildlife Management Area
- Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area
- Mallard-Fox Creek Wildlife Management Area
- Upper Delta Wildlife Management Area
- William R. Ireland Sr. - Cahaba River Wildlife Management Area
- Yates Lake Wildlife Management Area
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.outdooralabama.com/hunting/wildlife-areas/ Archived 2008-02-22 at the Wayback Machine Outdoor Alabama; Wildlife Management Areas