Bernice Wildlife Management Area Explained

Bernice Wildlife Management Area
Coordinates:	49.3806°N -100.8556°W
Area Ha:	65
Established:	1974

Bernice Wildlife Management Area is a wildlife management area located northeast of Melita, Manitoba, Canada.^[1] It is 65ha in size.

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.

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

See also

• List of wildlife management areas in Manitoba
• List of protected areas of Manitoba

External links

• iNaturalist: Bernice Wildlife Management Area

Notes and References

1. Web site: Manitoba Wildlife Lands . Government of Manitoba . 18 July 2022.
2. Web site: Goldsborough . Gordon . Historic Sites of Manitoba: Wildlife Management Areas . www.mhs.mb.ca . Manitoba Historical Society . 18 July 2022.
3. Web site: The Wildlife Act. Manitoba Laws. Government of Manitoba. 10 July 2017.
4. Book: Senecal . Catherine M. . Pelicans to polar bears : watching wildlife in Manitoba . 1999 . Heartland . Winnipeg . 1896150020.
5. Web site: Place names - Bernice Wildlife Management Area . geonames.nrcan.gc.ca . Government of Canada . 20 July 2022.
6. Book: Mussio . Russell . Manitoba : adventure topographic maps & guide . 2018 . Mussio Ventures Ltd. . Coquitlam, British Columbia . 9781926806891.
7. Book: Smith . R.E . Veldhuis . H. . Mills . G.F. . Eilers . R.G. . Fraser . W.R. . Lelyk . G.W. . Terrestrial Ecozones, Ecoregions, and Ecodistricts of Manitoba An Ecological Stratification of Manitoba's Natural Landscapes . Agriculture Canada . 1998 . Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada . 0-662-27446-6. 20 July 2022.