To keep wildlife from drowning in flooded marshes below Lake Okeechobee, the state is "back pumping" water north into the lake. But because Lake O is lower than normal, the billions of gallons ...

A purple gallinule chick uses its long toes to move across lily pads while following its mother Aug. 13 in a marshy habitat on Lake Okeechobee ... plants and wildlife still thrive.

To keep wildlife from drowning in flooded marshes below Lake Okeechobee, the state is "back pumping" water north into the lake. But because Lake O is lower than normal, the billions of gallons ...

"And it can support wildlife and great bass fishery and tourism." Native Indians called the lake Okeechobee, meaning "big water." The fact is wetlands make up about one-third of the lake.

Huge green blooms are threatening wildlife, pets ... Egan and photographer Josh Ritchie reported from Okeechobee’s shores, dodging the lake’s noxious fumes to understand the crisis and ...

Lake Okeechobee at Jaycee Park in Okeechobee, as seen in this August 2020 file photo. Pet and livestock owners should keep animals away from the area. Fillets from healthy fish caught in ...

While wildlife officials advise residents and ... at this Florida attraction First on the list was none other than Lake Okeechobee, which isn’t surprising as it’s the largest lake in Florida.

The Florida Department of Health's Palm Beach County office has issued an advisory regarding the presence of blue-green algae in Lake Okeechobee ... owners should keep animals away from the ...