Basket Lake Wildlife Management Area

Basket Lake Wildlife Management Area
Nearest city	Dauphin
Coordinates	51°48′59″N 99°3′4″W / 51.81639°N 99.05111°W / 51.81639; -99.05111^[1]
Area	7,260 hectares (28.0 sq mi)
Established	1974

Basket Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is a provincially designated protected area in Manitoba.^[2] It is located north of Lake Manitoba^[2] and west of Hwy 6.^[1] It was designated under the Manitoba Wildlife Act by the Government of Manitoba in 1974.^[3]^[4] It is 7,260 hectares (28.0 sq mi) in size.^[4]^[2] The WMA is named after 'Basket Lake', a shallow lake surrounded by marsh, located in its southern portion.^[2]

The WMA provides habitat for mammals such as whitetail deer, elk, moose, black bear, wolf and coyote.^[2]^[5] Birds found in the area include sharptail grouse, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse, sandhill crane, great blue heron, ring-billed gulls, several grebe species and other waterfowl.^[2]^[5] Other animals found in the park include garter snakes and several species of frogs.^[5]

The WMA is located within the Waterhen Ecodistrict in the Interlake Plain Ecoregion, which is part of the Boreal Plains Ecozone.^[6]

References

^ a b "Basket Lake Wildlife Management Area". Geographical Place Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
^ a b c d e f "Wildlife Management Areas". Sustainable Development. Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
^ Protected Areas of the World: a review of national systems. Vol 4: Nearctic and Neotropical. Gland, Switzerland: lUCN - The World Conservation Union. 1992. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
^ a b "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Wildlife Management Areas". www.mhs.mb.ca. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
^ a b c "Wildlife Management Areas: Interlake Region". Sustainable Development. Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
^ 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" (PDF). Agriculture Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. ISBN 0-662-27446-6. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

External links

Manitoba Wildlife Management Areas Map
Basket Lake WMA on iNaturalist

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