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Bushmeat represents a primary source of animal protein and a cash-earning commodity in poor and rural communities of humid tropical forest regions of the world. [1] [2] The numbers of animals killed and traded as bushmeat in the 1990s in West and Central Africa were thought to be unsustainable. [3]
Level III subdivides the continent into 182 ecoregions; of these, seven lay partly within Arkansas's borders. Level IV is a further subdivision of Level III ecoregions. There are 32 Level IV ecoregions in Arkansas, [2] many of which continue into adjacent areas in the neighboring states of Oklahoma, Mississippi, Missouri, Louisiana, Tennessee ...
The lake sturgeon is near the southern end of its range in Arkansas, more commonly found in the Upper Midwest. [86] Pallid and shovelnose sturgeon live in large, turbid rivers of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, including the lower Arkansas, Mississippi, and lower White rivers downstream of impoundments. [87] [88]
The Millwood Lake project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1946, and modified by the Flood Control Act of 1958. The dam and lake were designed and built by the Tulsa District of the Army Corps of Engineers, [6] which still maintains the lake's Beard's Bluff recreation center.
The Caddo River flows out of the Ouachita Mountains through Montgomery, Pike, and Clark counties in Arkansas before flowing into DeGray Lake and then to its terminus at the Ouachita River north of Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The upper Caddo is known as a good family canoeing river and is a popular destination for fishing.
Larue is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Arkansas, United States.Larue was established in the late 19th century as a community for orchard workers. In the 1920s, the community transitioned to an economy based on animal husbandry and grain farming as orchard production declined in the area.
Caraway is located in the Arkansas Delta region. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.0 km 2 (2.3 sq mi), all land.. Ecologically, Caraway is located within the St. Francis Lowlands ecoregion within the larger Mississippi Alluvial Plain.
Salem is located near the center of Fulton County at the intersection of US Route 62 and 412 with Arkansas Highways 9 and 395. [ 4 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km 2 ), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km 2 ), or 0.38%, is water.