 Today, only of wetland forests remain, most as islands in a sea of agriculture.Gone from Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge are the Florida panther and red wolf, lost forever are the ivory-billed woodpecker and Backman's warbler.Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge is actively managed as part of the "Central Louisiana Refuges Complex", along with Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge and the Complex headquarters at Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge, to provide a diverse habitats for the myriad of animal species that abound.