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Thu., February 2, 2012 6:00am
A taxpayer-funded program to build 17 jumbo boat ramps and a fishing education center in Georgia is drawing criticism for underperforming. But officials say it’s still too early to condemn the Go Fish Initiative. Fourteen of the 17 ramps are complete. Half have hosted some kind of tournament with more than 2,500 anglers participating.
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Wed., January 4, 2012 11:02am
Residents say hundreds of black turkey vultures have invaded their south Georgia neighborhood. They say the birds have taken over the trees behind their homes, their rooftops, fences and back yards along Pelham Drive in Lee County. Lee County, just north of Albany, is about 150 miles south of Atlanta.
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Wed., December 28, 2011 4:57pm
An outgoing member of Georgia's Department of Natural Resources board is taking aim at Governor Nathan Deal. Deal chose not to re-appoint Newnan insurance agent Warren Budd to another term on the board overseeing environmental protection. Budd says, insiders told him it's because he's in synch with environmental groups on some issues.
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Wed., December 28, 2011 2:22pm
Georgia biologists are praising the allocation of federal money to study and monitor a disease devastating bats around the country. Congress is directing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to spend $4 million to beef up research on white-nose syndrome. It kills bats that serve an important role in insect control and as food for larger animals.
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Thu., December 22, 2011 8:11am
Georgia has extended the season for harvesting food shrimp beyond the Dec. 31 closing date and maybe as late as Feb. 29.
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Fri., November 18, 2011 10:48am
Officers with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources have seized four exotic big cats from a Carroll County woman. Authorities say the two Canada Lynx, a Caracal and a Serval are considered exotic animals and require special licenses.
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Tue., October 11, 2011 3:51pm
A coastal-area environmental group and five public agencies have come together to clear up confusion about fish advisories in the Brunswick area. The partnership aims to put in one place the myriad advice fishermen receive about which fish to eat, where to catch them and how much is too much. State officials produce a 60 page book on the topic.
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Fri., September 23, 2011 3:50pm
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently re-classified loggerhead sea turtles. Some are now considered “endangered” and others remain at the lesser “threatened” category. Georgia’s turtles remain classified as threatened, and the state’s sea turtle program coordinator said the turtle population remains at risk but seems to be improving.
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Fri., September 23, 2011 2:38pm
The state has certified Dobbins Mountain in northeast Georgia as a wildlife refuge. People opposing a plan to cut a highway through the land hope this will force the state Department of Transportation to abandon the route.
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Fri., September 2, 2011 12:28pm
The holiday weekend will bring many boaters and swimmers out on the waters.
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