New York State Wildlife Management Areas

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New York State owns and maintains more than 85 Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), with a total area of more than 200,000 acres (810 km2).[1] The Wildlife Management Areas Program is administered by the Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). These lands have been acquired primarily for the production and use of wildlife, and many of the WMAs are used extensively for hunting, fishing, and trapping.[2] Some of the WMAs occupy land that is environmentally sensitive. Thus the Lakeview Wildlife Management Area has been declared the Lakeview Marsh and Barrier Beach National Natural Landmark, and was cited in 1973 as, "One of the best and most extensive marshlands that lie in protected bays and behind barrier beaches along eastern Lake Ontario."[3]

References

  1. ^ "New York State's Wildlife Management Areas". New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved on 2008-09-08. Listing of Wildlife Management Areas in New York State, with location information.
  2. ^ "Wildlife Management Areas Program". New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved on 2008-09-08.
  3. ^ "Lakeview Marsh and Barrier Beach". National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-07-31. Entry in registry of National Natural Landmarks.

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