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News Articles: DNR

Concrete materials and retired MARTA railcars are placed at Artificial Reef L about 23 nautical miles east of Ossabaw Island on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.

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Visitors to Georgia's artificial reef contributed $8.2M to coastal economy in 2023, study says

46 artificial reef sites made from materials such as concrete rubble, metal hulled vessels, and even MARTA rail cars, sit in waters off the Georgia coast.

May 15, 2025
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  • Devon Zwald
Red knots eating horseshoe crab eggs Credit: Fletcher Smith/DNR

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  • Environment

Report highlights Georgia wildlife conservation efforts

For drivers with a wildlife license plate and other donors, this report shows where the money went.

February 14, 2025
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  • Mary Landers
 A white-tailed buck in Gwinnett County is among the 1 million of its deer species roaming Georgia’s woodlands, farmlands and urban areas. Hank Ohme/Georgia Wildlife Federation

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Deadly deer disease case confirmed in S. Georgia by state Department of Natural Resources

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources confirmed Thursday that a hunter-harvested deer has tested positive for the state’s first identified case of the deadly Chronic Wasting Disease.

January 24, 2025
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Snake

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Are snakes in Georgia able to climb? Learn how to keep snakes from creeping over your fence

Some species of snakes can climb, and this includes trees, fences, and sometimes even walls. But they won't chase you up one.

July 04, 2024
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By:
  • Sundi Rose
Joie Henney hugs his emotional support alligator named Wally, Jan. 22, 2019, inside their home in York Haven, Pa. Henney credits Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade, says he's searching for the reptile after it went missing during a vacation to the coast of Georgia.

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Man says his emotional support alligator, known for its big social media audience, has gone missing

A Pennsylvania man says his emotional support alligator named Wally has gone missing amid the coastal marshes of Georgia. Joie Henney's alligator has attracted thousands of social media followers over the years, with videos and photos showing people petting and cuddling the 5 1/2-foot reptile.

May 02, 2024
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  • Associated Press
This photo provided by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources shows a DNR boat crew assessing a dead juvenile right whale about 20 miles off Tybee Island, Ga., Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024.

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Endangered right whale floating dead off Georgia is rare species' second fatality since January

Government scientists say a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale has been found dead off the coast of Georgia, marking the rare species' second fatality in the past month.

February 15, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A bulkhead runs along the bank of the Intracoastal Waterway near the Causton Bluff Bridge. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current

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Proposed DNR rule change could threaten marshes

Comments are due Friday on the state agency's plan to relax buffers protecting both wetlands and nearby development.

January 17, 2024
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  • Robin Kemp
Concrete materials and retired MARTA railcars are placed at Artificial Reef L about 23 nautical miles east of Ossabaw Island on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.

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WATCH: MARTA train cars splash into ocean off Georgia coast during artificial reef deployment

The vehicles are the latest retired vessels added to Artificial Reef L, about 23 nautical miles east of Georgia's Ossabaw Island. They joined battle tanks, barges, tugboats and concrete objects about 65 feet beneath the ocean's surface.

January 03, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff
Some people have their medical wished tattooed on their bodies. CPR can save lives, especially for the young and healthy, but can add pain and chaos to a frail, sick patient's last moments.

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  • Health

CPR can be lifesaving for some, futile for others. Here's what makes the difference

If someone young and healthy collapses, the treatment is a no-brainer. As we age or suffer serious health problems, there may come a point where it would do more harm than good.

December 12, 2023
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By:
  • Clayton Dalton
An eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna) stands on a fence post.

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  • Environment

Time is running short for federal wildlife protection plan to pass Senate

The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act calls for dedicating $1.3 billion annually for state fish and wildlife agencies to help restore and protect threatened wild lands and creatures. If it becomes law, Georgia is set to get $27.4 million of those funds.

December 09, 2022
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By:
  • Ross Williams
A yard sign near the entrance to the Suwanee River Eco-Lodge at Stephen Foster State Park. Credit: Mary Landers/The Current

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On Okefenokee, DNR board looks for signal from feds

The board isn’t ready yet to pass a resolution, DNR Board Chairman Bill Jones said, instead looking to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to take the lead on the issue as then-Secretary Bruce Babbitt did 25 years ago.

September 29, 2022
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  • Mary Landers
Hognose snake

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Georgia snake's strange 'death' performance leaves viewers horrified

A bizarre video shared by Georgia wildlife officials has convinced a growing number of people the state is home to mentally unstable snakes.

 

October 28, 2021
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  • Mark Rice
Gopher tortoises in Georgia

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Tortoises Can Talk? Listen To One's Romantic Chitchat With Potential Mate In Georgia

A brief recording of gopher tortoise “vocalizations” was shared online this week by Georgia’s Coastal Ecology Lab, which has been spying on tortoises in the Coastal Plain and recording their activities.

July 22, 2021
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  • Mark Rice
Smooth coneflower

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  • Environment

The Smooth Coneflower Makes A Comeback In Georgia, Southeast

In 1992, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found only 21 populations of the flower (Echinacea laevigata) still existed in Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia and listed the species as endangered.

June 24, 2021
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  • Sarah Vogelsong
closeup of Rocky the indigo snake

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  • Animals

Authorities Investigate Killing Of Rare — And Harmless — Indigo Snake

Rocky, a federally protected indigo snake, was killed last month. Authorities are investigating.

March 11, 2021
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  • Emily Jones
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