Two public meetings about the Glynn County lighting ordinance pitted residents’ safety concerns against advocates who seek more protections for nesting sea turtles on the area’s barrier islands.
In ways scientists don't yet understand, turkey hens can shift to rearing more females when hunting pressure on top males becomes too much, according to a new study.
North Atlantic right whales have been detected throughout the East Coast, including near Savannah, Ga., and the first mother/calf pair was spotted over the past weekend.
The Georgia Board of Natural Resources has rejected a petition aimed at protecting diamondback terrapins from crab nets, but state wildlife experts will perform a statewide terrapin survey and study methods for protecting the unique turtle.
In Mexico, September means chiles en nogada season. But one key ingredient, a candied barrel cactus called biznaga, is now illegal because it's vanishing in the wild.
One dredge spoil island in Brunswick Harbor now hosts about 8,000 nesting pairs of seabirds, but lacks the legal protections afforded by the original rule.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has revised its State Wildlife Action Plan, and it’s now in use as it awaits a required review from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
A conservation group says it will pay $60 million to buy land outside the Okefenokee Swamp from a mining company that spent years battling environmentalists over its plans to extract minerals there.
A group called Force Blue, which does conservation work across the country, is providing what they call "mission therapy" to veterans who miss the camaraderie and the sense of purpose of service.
