The National Wildlife Refuge System recently announced establishment ... acres in southwest and south central Florida west of Lake Okeechobee. In order to preserve this area, the lands can be ...

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. (CBS12) — As temperatures begin to drop dangerously low in South Florida, Okeechobee County officials announced the opening of a warming shelter. The county is currently ...

The Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area is the 571st unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System. It's managed by the U.S.

But within the refuge, four wildlife underpasses keep deaths low ... which runs between Lake Okeechobee and Fort Myers. (Courtesy Florida Department of Transportation) All this raises the question ...

“The current cyanobacteria blooms in Lake Okeechobee and the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries pose a significant risk to human health, wildlife, and our local economies and underscore the need ...