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Arcadia Conservation Education Area (CEA) [6] [7] Oklahoma: East of I-35, north of I-44 and on the east side of Lake Arcadia in Edmond: Managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation for public and school education. [8] Closed to All Hunting, with limited exceptions. [9] Coordinates 35.623931, -97.389394 Atoka WMA [10] Atoka: 6,440 ...
The Little River National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located in Oklahoma. It covers 15,000 acres (61 km 2) of forests and wetlands. The refuge contains most of the remaining bottomland hardwood communities in the southeastern part of the state.
The red king crab is the largest species of king crab. [2] Red king crabs can reach a carapace width up to 28 cm (11 in), a leg span of 1.8 m (5.9 ft), [3] and a weight of 12.7 kg (28 lb). [4] Males grow larger than females. Today, red king crabs infrequently surpass 17 cm (7 in) in carapace width and the average male landed in the Bering Sea ...
Located in the middle of the Oklahoma panhandle, the 4,333-acre (17.54 km 2) Optima National Wildlife Refuge is made up of grasslands and wooded bottomland on the Coldwater Creek arm of the Optima Lake project.
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]
With fewer horseshoe crab eggs on beaches, bird species like the endangered red knot populations have declined by 84% since the 1980s. ... Maryland horseshoe crab conservation efforts continue.
The McCurtain County Wilderness Area is a 14,087 acres (5,701 ha) wilderness nature preserve 25 miles (40 km) north of Broken Bow, Oklahoma. It has been owned by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. [1] It was designated a National Natural Landmark in December 1974 for its excellent example of a xeric upland oak-pine forest. [2]
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Commerce allocated almost $192 million to assist fishers affected by the closures of the red king crab and snow crab fisheries in 2021 and 2022, but some ...