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Current Oklahoma Wildlife Management Areas (WMA's) [2] Name County or counties Area Location Remarks Image Altus-Lugert WMA [3] Greer and Kiowa: 3,600 acres (1,500 ha) three miles northeast of Granite on the north end of Lake Altus-Lugert [4] Arbuckle Springs WMA [5] Johnston: 3,869 acres (1,566 ha) 1 mile west of Bromide in northeastern part ...
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is an agency of the state of Oklahoma responsible for managing and protecting Oklahoma's wildlife population and their habitats. The Department is under the control of the Wildlife Conservation Commission , [ 2 ] an 8-member board appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma with the approval of the ...
According to ODWC deputy director Charles Wallace the Coopers had spent many years building a successful ranch and wanted it to be kept together and enjoyed by others. In 1992 Mrs. Cooper donated 2,498.68 acres and the state of Oklahoma purchased the rest, agreeing to continue to pay the ad valorem taxes so the counties would not lose revenue. [3]
Private land managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) Honobia Creek Wildlife Management Area is a protected area of privately owned land located in Pushmataha , Le Flore , and McCurtain Counties, Oklahoma , totaling 97,758.18 acres (39,561.33 ha), and managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC).
McGee Creek State Park is a state park in southern Oklahoma. The park is on the south side of McGee Creek Reservoir, which impounds the waters of McGee Creek. Created in 1985 the reservoir provides flood control. The park is approximately 2,600 acres (1,100 ha) and the reservoir is approximately 3,800 acres (1,500 ha).
Expedition Africa (12 acres or 4.8 hectares): the newest addition to the zoo, Expedition Africa is the largest-ever habitat expansion since opening. The area officially opened in 2024 and includes a state-of-the-art giraffe barn, a savanna area where multiple species mingle, and the renovated Love's Pachyderm Building, which includes animal habitats and a large event space.
bloodletting, surgery, therapy, research, saliva, pets Captive-bred 7b Annelida: Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) 700–500 BCE [44] Chile, Peru, Mexico: dye Very common in the wild 6b Other insects: Indian (Pavo cristatus) and green peafowl (P. muticus) 500 BCE (uncertain for P. muticus) India, Java: meat, feathers, ornamental, guarding, pest ...
The spotted hyena is very vocal, producing a number of different sounds consisting of whoops, grunts, groans, lows, giggles, yells, growls, laughs and whines. [47] The striped hyena is comparatively silent, its vocalizations being limited to a chattering laugh and howling. [48] Whoop of a spotted hyena in Umfolosi Game Park, South Africa.