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Lake Okeechobee

Recent Rains Not Enough; Water Restrictions Still in Effect

Recent Rains Not Enough; Water Restrictions Still in Effect

Everglade Snail Kites: Barometer for the Health of the Everglades and Progress of Restoration

— In our continuing research and advocacy for the endangered Everglade Snail Kite, Audubon has published a new document focused on the status of this critically endangered Florida bird.
Lake Okeechobee Water Level Rule Violation: Audubon Asks Water District for Conservation

Lake Okeechobee Water Level Rule Violation: Audubon Asks Water District for Conservation

Audubon's Dr. Paul Gray Reports from a Caloosahatchee River Oxbow Tour

Audubon's Dr. Paul Gray Reports from a Caloosahatchee River Oxbow Tour

Governor Scott Cuts Funding for Everglades Restoration

Governor Scott Cuts Funding for Everglades Restoration

Calls to Save Everglade Snail Kite Heard But Not Answered

Audubon Set to Testify on Behalf of Endangered Everglade Snail Kite

Audubon Set to Testify on Behalf of Endangered Everglade Snail Kite

Audubon's Dr. Paul Gray's Reviews Lake Okeechobee Water Levels from the Air

Audubon's Dr. Paul Gray's Reviews Lake Okeechobee Water Levels from the Air

Take Action: Save the Everglade Snail Kite

Heartbreak on Lake Okeechobee: Everglade Snail Kite Nests Abandoned due to Rapidly Declining Water

Heartbreak on Lake Okeechobee: Everglade Snail Kite Nests Abandoned due to Rapidly Declining Water

— We were deeply saddened to learn that six of the remaining nine Everglade Snail Kite nests on Lake Okeechobee were found to have failed last week, apparently due to parental abandonment related to low water.