Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area
The Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area is over 3311 acres (≈ 1340 hectares ) owned by the state of Texas in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in the counties of Presidio County , Hidalgo County and Cameron County . The Wildlife Management Area consists of 18 sub-areas. The sub-areas are 2 to 604 hectares in size. Care is provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Service .
Wildlife Management Areas
There are wildlife management areas in 28 states in the USA . Other states have similar protected areas called State Wildlife Areas . Michigan has State Wildlife Management Areas , State Wildlife Areas , State Fish and Wildlife Areas , State Wildlife Research Areas , State Game Areas, and Waterfowl Production Areas . These protected areas are designated and maintained by the states. The areas within the Wildlife Management Areas or similar protected areas belong to the federal states. The protected areas serve to protect wild animals and leisure activities. They also serve as a state hunting and fishing area. Hunters are allowed to hunt here for licenses. They are comparable to a nature park . They differ from the state parks in the USA in their special focus on hunting and fishing.
Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area
Partial areas of the Palomas Wildlife Management Area have been specially designated for the white-winged pigeon in order to preserve the natural habitat for the species. There are also parts of the protected area with wetlands for waterfowl and farmland. The Boca Chica Unit borders directly on the sea with the Gulf of Mexico . To the north are directly adjacent to the Brazos Island State Park and the Boca Chica State Park . Then in the Rio Grande Valley to the west and northwest at very different distances follow the sub-areas Tucker Unit, Deshazo Unit, Ebony Unit, Anacua Unit, Chapote Unit, Mac Whorster Unit, Prieta Unit, Taormina Unit, Baird Unit, Mc Manus Unit, Kelly Unit, Penitas Unit, Champion Unit, La Grulla Unit and Ocotilla Unit. The partial areas are partly directly on the Rio Grande and partly a few kilometers away from the river.
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Individual evidence
- ^ State Wildlife / Game Areas (listed by name) Homepage Michigan Department of Natural Resources