Bernice Wildlife Management Area

Wildlife management area in Manitoba, Canada

49°22′50″N 100°51′20″W / 49.38056°N 100.85556°W / 49.38056; -100.85556Area65 ha (160 acres)Established1974

Bernice Wildlife Management Area is a wildlife management area located northeast of Melita, Manitoba, Canada.^[1] It is 65 hectares (0.25 sq mi) in size.^[2]

History

Bernice Wildlife Management Area was established in 1974 under the Manitoba Wildlife Act.^[2]^[3]

The WMA is in an area known locally as 'Poverty Plains'. Farming in the area was abandoned during the drought in the 1930s and the land is now reclaimed for wildlife habitat.^[1]^[4]

Geography

The area lies southeast of Bernice.^[5] Its eastern boundary is adjacent to Corner Diamond Road.^[6] There are no facilities for visitors.^[1] It is within the Souris River Watershed.^[7]

Ecology

The area is within the Oak Lake Ecodistrict within the Aspen Parkland Ecoregion in the Prairies Ecozone.^[7]

Bird species found in the WMA include:^[1]

Sharp-tailed grouse
Ruffed grouse
Gray partridge
Baird's sparrow
Loggerhead shrike
Sprague's pipit
Savannah sparrow
Lark bunting
Chestnut-collared longspur

Mammal species found in the WMA include:^[1]

Short-tailed weasel
Red fox
Badger
Long-tailed weasel
Coyote
White-tailed deer

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Manitoba Wildlife Lands". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b Goldsborough, Gordon. "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Wildlife Management Areas". www.mhs.mb.ca. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ "The Wildlife Act". Manitoba Laws. Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
^ Senecal, Catherine M. (1999). Pelicans to polar bears : watching wildlife in Manitoba. Winnipeg: Heartland. ISBN 1896150020.
^ "Place names - Bernice Wildlife Management Area". geonames.nrcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
^ Mussio, Russell (2018). Manitoba : adventure topographic maps & guide. Coquitlam, British Columbia: Mussio Ventures Ltd. ISBN 9781926806891.
^ ^a ^b Smith, R.E; Veldhuis, H.; Mills, G.F.; Eilers, R.G.; Fraser, W.R.; Lelyk, G.W. (1998). Terrestrial Ecozones, Ecoregions, and Ecodistricts of Manitoba An Ecological Stratification of Manitoba's Natural Landscapes (PDF). Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. ISBN 0-662-27446-6. Retrieved 20 July 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)