Wildlife Management Areas, designated under The Wildlife Act, are intended to maintain critical habitat for wildlife in Manitoba. The first to be established was the Watson P. Davidson WMA, in 1961.
WMA |
Year
Est. |
Area
(hectares) |
Comment |
Alonsa |
1974 |
10,911 |
|
Assiniboine Corridor |
1984 |
3,373 |
|
Basket Lake |
1974 |
7,260 |
|
Bernice |
1974 |
65 |
|
Brandon Hills |
1976 |
761 |
|
Broad Valley |
1969 |
4,091 |
|
Broomhill |
1967 |
330 |
|
Churchill |
1978 |
851,525 |
Formerly Cape Churchill |
Catfish Creek |
1988 |
6,414 |
|
Cayer |
1984 |
1,535 |
|
Clematis |
1969 |
5,406 |
|
C. Stuart Stevenson |
1974 |
130 |
|
David G. Tomasson |
1988 |
1,425 |
Formerly Washow Bay; renamed for civil servant David Gunnar Tomasson (2021) |
Deerwood |
1984 |
65 |
Portion removed to form Don W. Orchard (2021) |
Delta Marsh |
2005 |
11,275 |
|
Dog Lake |
1968 |
13,900 |
|
Don W. Orchard |
2021 |
216 |
Formed from portion of Deerwood; named for politician Donald W. Orchard |
Ebor |
1988 |
65 |
|
Edward A. Poyser |
2021 |
195 |
Formed from portion of Whitemud Watershed; named for agrologist Edward Arnold “Ted” Poyser |
Ewonchuk |
2011 |
566 |
|
Dr. Frank Baldwin |
1990 |
6,769 |
Formerly Lake Francis (renamed 2021); named for conservationist Frank Baldwin |
Frank W. Boyd |
2021 |
195 |
Formed from portion of Pierson |
Gerald W. Malaher |
1974 |
60 |
Named for conservationist Gerald William Malaher |
Grahamdale |
1974 |
1,504 |
|
Grant's Lake |
1974 |
400 |
|
Gypsumville |
1969 |
2,504 |
|
Harperville |
1969 |
645 |
|
Harrison |
1997 |
65 |
|
Hilbre |
1969 |
1,275 |
|
Hilltop |
2006 |
130 |
|
Holmfield |
1988 |
65 |
|
Inwood |
1969 |
2,320 |
|
John T. Williams |
1984 |
725 |
Formerly Thalberg Bush (renamed 2021) |
Kaskatamagan |
1973 |
558,810 |
Formerly Cape Tatnam |
Kaskatamagan Sipi |
2009 |
133,820 |
|
Kenneth H. Wark |
2021 |
65 |
Formed from portion of Parkland |
Langruth |
1965 |
1,823 |
|
Lauder Sandhills |
1971 |
3,205 |
|
Lee Lake |
1969 |
7,146 |
|
Lee River |
1997 |
1,185 |
|
Little Birch |
1969 |
22,501 |
|
Little Saskatchewan River |
1988 |
65 |
Portion removed to form Roy Greer |
Lundar |
1969 |
1,110 |
|
Mantagao Lake |
1968 |
51,368 |
|
Maple Lake |
1988 |
65 |
|
Mars Hill |
1991 |
3,392 |
|
Marshy Point |
1984 |
705 |
|
Moose Creek |
1988 |
70,561 |
|
Moosehorn |
1974 |
198 |
|
Narcisse |
1969 |
11,916 |
|
Oak Hammock Marsh |
1973 |
3,580 |
|
Observation Point |
2009 |
6,530 |
|
Onanole |
1974 |
656 |
|
Otter Lake |
1988 |
65 |
|
Parkland |
1976 |
838 |
Portion removed to form Kenneth H. Wark |
Pembina Valley |
1974 |
3,084 |
|
Peonan Point |
1969 |
2,193 |
|
Pierson |
1974 |
65 |
Portion removed to form Frank W. Boyd |
Point River |
1984 |
3,445 |
|
Portage Sandhills |
1984 |
1,591 |
|
Proulx Lake |
1974 |
3,124 |
|
Proven Lake |
1984 |
2,019 |
|
Rat River |
1984 |
1,040 |
|
Red Deer |
2015 |
113,700 |
|
Rembrandt |
1974 |
1,247 |
|
Riverside |
1997 |
85 |
|
Roy Greer |
2021 |
260 |
Formed from portion of Little Saskatchewan River |
St. Malo |
1978 |
167 |
|
Sandridge |
1969 |
1,253 |
|
Saskeram |
1963 |
94,990 |
|
Sharpewood |
1969 |
1,867 |
|
Sleeve Lake |
1969 |
15,857 |
|
Souris River Bend |
1968 |
2,182 |
|
Spruce Woods |
1988 |
291 |
|
Spur Woods |
1995 |
725 |
|
Steeprock |
1966 |
1,905 |
|
Stuartburn |
1997 |
325 |
|
Skylake |
2019 |
614 |
|
Tiger Hills |
1974 |
555 |
|
Tom Lamb |
1965 |
216,418 |
Formerly Mawdesley; named for aviator Thomas “Tom” Lamb |
Turtle Mountain |
1976 |
258 |
|
Upper Assiniboine |
1976 |
2,097 |
|
Wakopa |
1988 |
65 |
|
Watson P. Davidson |
1961 |
5,944 |
Named for businessman Watson Pogue Davidson |
Weiden |
1984 |
850 |
|
Wellington |
1990 |
65 |
|
Westlake |
1984 |
5,911 |
|
Whitemouth Bog |
2009 |
3,010 |
|
Whitemud Watershed |
1976 |
5,457 |
Portion removed to form Edward A. Poyser (2021) |
Whitewater Lake |
1972 |
8,609 |
|
Sources:
Conservation Comment: Land for Wildlife and People, Manitoba Department of Mines, Resources and Environmental Management, December 1974. [Archives of Manitoba, Manitoba Dairy Farms Limited Fonds. P7049/17]
We thank Manitoba Sustainable Development (Wildlife and Fisheries Branch) for providing information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 May 2021
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