Historic Sites of Manitoba: Wildlife Management Areas

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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