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Fairmount Wildlife Management Area
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Location	Somerset, Maryland, United States
Coordinates	38°5′20″N 75°48′40″W / 38.08889°N 75.81111°W / 38.08889; -75.81111
Area	4,000 acres (16 km)>
Operator	Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Website	Fairmount WMA

Fairmount Wildlife Management Area is a Wildlife Management Area in Somerset County, Maryland. The wildlife management area comprises more than 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) of mostly marshland. It is located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland along the Chesapeake Bay between the Manokin and Annemessex Rivers in Somerset County. American black duck, northern pintail, gadwall, American wigeon, blue and green-winged teal, and many other species of waterfowl can be found in the area.

References

1. "Fairmount Wildlife Management Area". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
2. Walker, T. "Fairmount State Wildlife Management Area, a Maryland wildlifema located near Princess Anne". www.stateparks.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
3. "Fairmount WMA". dnr2.maryland.gov. Retrieved September 2, 2015.

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