Bernice Wildlife Management Area is a wildlife management area located northeast of Melita, Manitoba, Canada. It is in size.
History Bernice Wildlife Management Area was established in 1974 under the Manitoba Wildlife Act.
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.
Geography The area lies southeast of Bernice. Its eastern boundary is adjacent to Corner Diamond Road. There are no facilities for visitors. 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.
Bird species found in the WMA include: 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: 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
References
External links iNaturalist: Bernice Wildlife Management Area