The Cache River National Wildlife Refuge is a 55,000 acre (223 km²) wildlife refuge in the state of %20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20State%20nickname%3A%20The%20Natural%20State%20%20%20%20%20%20Other%20U.... Arkansas managed by the %20%20%20%20%20%20%20The%20USFWS%20logo%20%20%20The%20United%20States%20Fish%20and%20Wildlife%20Service%20is%20a%20unit%20of%20the%20United%20States%20Department%20of%20the%20Interior%20that%20is%20dedicated%20to%20managing%20and%20preserving%20wildlife.%20... United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

The Cache River National Wildlife Refuge runs along the flood-plain of the %20%20%20The%20Cache%20River%20is%20a%20213%20mile%20long%20river%20in%20Missouri%20and%20Arkansas.%20%20... Cache River for 70 miles (100 km) from the Cache River's mouth at %20%20%20Clarendon%20is%20a%20city%20located%20in%20Monroe%20County%2C%20Arkansas.%20... Clarendon, Arkansas to the town of %20%20%20Grubbs%20is%20a%20town%20located%20in%20Jackson%20County%2C%20Arkansas.%20... Grubbs, Arkansas. The refuge encompasses land in the Arkansas counties of %20%20%20Jackson%20County%20is%20a%20county%20located%20in%20the%20U.... Jackson, %20%20%20Woodruff%20County%20is%20a%20county%20located%20in%20the%20U.... Woodruff, %20%20%20Prairie%20County%20is%20a%20county%20located%20in%20the%20U.... Prairie, and %20%20%20Monroe%20County%20is%20a%20county%20located%20in%20the%20U.... Monroe.

The refuge has been recognized as a Wetland of International Importance, it is also the most important wintering area for %20%20%20%20For%20other%20uses%20of%20the%20word%20duck%2C%20see%20Duck%20(disambiguation)%20%20%20%20%20%20Subfamilies%20%20%20%20%20%20Dendrocygninae%20Oxyurinae%20%20%20Anatinae%20%20%20Merginae%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Drake%20Mallard%20%20%20Duck%20is%20the%20common%20name%20for%20a%20number%20of%20types%20of%20bird%20in%20the%20family%20%20%20Anatidae.%20... ducks and the largest remaining tract of contiguous bottomland hardwood forest on the North American continent.

The refuge includes 33,000 acres (134 km²) of bottomland forest and %20%20%20The%20term%20slough%20(In%20the%20UK%2C%20pronounced%20to%20rhyme%20with%20cow%3B%20In%20the%20US%2C%20pronounced%20%5Cslew%5C)%20has%20several%20meanings%20related%20to%20wetland%20or%20aquatic%20features%20that%20seem%20to%20derive%20from%20local%20experience.%20... sloughs. It also includes several %20%20%20An%20oxbow%20lake%20is%20a%20type%20of%20%20%20lake%20which%20is%20formed%20when%20a%20%20%20meander%20from%20a%20stream%20or%20a%20%20%20river%20is%20cut%20off%20to%20form%20a%20lake.%20... oxbow lakes, as well as 4,300 acres (17 km²) of croplands and 7,500 acres (30 km²) of reforested areas.

The refuge is home to over 50 species of mammals including %20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Deer%20-%20Wikipedia%20%2F**%2F%20%20%40import%20%5C%2Fskins%2Fmonobook%2FIE50Fixes.... deer, %20%20%20%20For%20the%20animated%20television%20series%20see%20The%20Raccoons%20%20%20%20%20%20Binomial%20name%20%20%20Procyon%20lotor%20(Linnaeus%2C%201758)%20%20%20The%20Common%20Raccoon%20(Procyon%20lotor)%2C%20often%20just%20called%20the%20Raccoon%2C%20is%20a%20mammal%20native%20to%20America.%20... raccoon, %20%20%20%20%20For%20other%20uses%2C%20see%20Bobcat%20(disambiguation).%20%20%20%20%20%20%20... bobcat, and river otter. It also is home for nearly 240 species of birds including ducks, %20%20%20Other%20uses%3A%20Goose%20(disambiguation)%20%20%20%20%20Genera%20%20%20%20Anser%20Branta%20Chen%20Cereopsis%20%26%238224%3B%20see%20also%3A%20Swan%2C%20Duck%20Anatidae%20%20%20%20Goose%20(plural%20geese)%20is%20the%20general%20English%20name%20for%20a%20considerable%20number%20of%20birds%2C%20belonging%20to%20the%20family%20Anatidae.%20... geese, wading birds, and other assorted %20%20%20%20%20Long-distance%20land%20bird%20migration%20Many%20species%20of%20land%20birds%20migrate%20very%20long%20distances%2C%20the%20most%20common%20pattern%20being%20for%20birds%20to%20breed%20in%20the%20temperate%20or%20arctic%20northern%20hemisphere%20and%20winter%20in%20warmer%20regions%2C%20often%20in%20the%20tropics%20or%20the%20southern%20hemisphere.%20... migratory %20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Orders%20%20%20%20Many%20-%20see%20section%20below.%20%20%20%20... birds. The swampy bottomlands are also home to 48 species of %20%20%20%20%20%20%20Orders%20%20%20%20%26%23160%3BCrocodilia%20-%20Crocodilians%20scary%20crocodiles.%20%26%23... reptiles and %20%20%20%20For%20other%20uses%2C%20see%20Amphibian%20(disambiguation).%20%20%20%20%20%20%20... amphibians.

Since the establishment of the refuge in %20%20%201986%20is%20a%20%20%20common%20year%20starting%20on%20Wednesday%20of%20the%20%20%20Gregorian%20calendar.%20%20%20%20... 1986 private land prices adjacent to the refuge have more than doubled. The refuge continues to grow as land is acquired on a "willing seller" basis over time.

Other protected areas for wildlife co-exist with the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge along the Cache and %20%20%20The%20White%20River%20is%20a%20722-mile-long%20river%20that%20flows%20through%20the%20US%20states%20of%20Arkansas%20and%20Missouri.%20... White Rivers including the %20%20%20The%20Bald%20Knob%20National%20Wildlife%20Refuge%20is%20a%2014%2C800%20acre%20(60%20km%5CxB2)%20wildlife%20refuge%20located%20in%20White%20County%2C%20Arkansas%20managed%20by%20the%20United%20States%20Fish%20and%20Wildlife%20Service.%20... Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge and the Hurricane Lake State Wildlife Management Area.

External link

• Cache River National Wildlife Refuge (http://www.fws.gov/cacheriver/)