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Louisiana's largest forest, the Kisatchie National Forest in the forested hills of Central Louisiana, has 155 species of breeding birds, 48 mammal species, 56 reptile species and 30 amphibian species. It is some 600,000 acres (240,000 hectares) in area, more than half of which is vital flatwoods vegetation, which supports many rare plant and ...
The Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers System was established in 1970, administered by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and includes approximately 3000 miles of waterways. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Old River (Louisiana), in Pointe Coupee and West Feliciana parishes; ... USGS Geographic Names Information System; USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Louisiana (1974)
Louisiana, as well as all other states such as Texas, [5] participate in the HIP Program. This is an acronym for Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program that is operated jointly by each state and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), for anyone wanting to hunt ducks, coots, geese, brant, swans, doves, band-tailed pigeons, woodcock, rails, snipe, sandhill cranes, or gallinules, all ...
The marshes and waterways of the Delta NWR support a diversity of fish species. Speckled trout, redfish, flounder, blue crabs and shrimp are important saltwater species found on the refuge. Catfish, largemouth bass, and various sunfish species are found in the freshwater areas of the refuge. Delta NWR is an extremely important nursery area for ...
DeSoto, Red River: 2,799 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Ben Lilly Conservation Area [5] Morehouse: 247 State of Louisiana; managed by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) [6] Big Colewa Bayou Wildlife Management Area West Carroll: 1,798 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Big Lake Wildlife ...
Different species and sizes of fish have varying resilience to low-oxygen environments, and often they just swim away. More: Mechanicville Reunion highlights community spirit for Houma area residents
Eighteen miles long and up to ten miles (16 km) wide, the refuge consists of over 14,500 acres (59 km 2) of bottomland hardwood forest, 5,000 acres (20 km 2) of upland forest, 3,000 acres (12 km 2) of shrub/wooded swamp, 16,000 acres (65 km 2) of reforested farmland, and 2,000 acres (8.1 km 2) of open water.