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Protected area of Virginia, United States
Cavalier Wildlife Management Area
is a 4,550-acre (18.4 km
2
)
Wildlife Management Area
in
Chesapeake, Virginia
. It preserves habitat for a number of species, including
black bear
,
canebrake rattlesnakes
,
white-tailed deer
, eastern
wild turkeys
, and many varieties of
songbirds
.
[2]
The preserve comprises two separate tracts of land. The 3,800-acre (15 km
2
) main tract is located about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of the
Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
and adjacent to the
Virginia
?
North Carolina
border; it was once a part of the
Great Dismal Swamp
but was drained more than 200 years ago. The main tract today is typified by recently logged forestlands planted with young
pine
.
[2]
A smaller, 758-acre (3.07 km
2
) tract lies about six miles (9.7 km) north of the main area of land, immediately adjacent to the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
[3]
The area is open to the public for seasonal hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking, and primitive camping. Firearms are prohibited in the Dismal Swamp tract, where only bow-hunting is permitted; firearms may be used for hunting within the main tract. Neither area permits horseback riding.
[2]
[3]
Cavalier Wildlife Management Area is owned and maintained by the
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
.
[2]
Access for persons 17 years of age or older requires a valid hunting or fishing permit, or a WMA access permit.
[4]
See also
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References
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]
- ^
"Cavalier"
.
ProtectedPlanet
. United Nations Environment Programme's World Conservation Monitoring Centre
. Retrieved
January 2,
2017
.
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a
b
c
d
"Cavalier"
. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
. Retrieved
January 2,
2017
.
- ^
a
b
"Dismal Swamp Tract of Cavalier"
. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
. Retrieved
January 2,
2017
.
- ^
"Access Permit"
. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
. Retrieved
January 2,
2017
.
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