Looking Back: Capt. Recalls Whale Collision
I knew if I didn’t get that port-side motor going and us moving, we were going to sink. Capt. Shane Ryan had spent a lifetime boating and fishing off...
Category: Conservation
An Uncommon Bee at Alligator Creek
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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By Dirk Stevenson. Featured image: Southeastern sandhill cellophane bee. Photo credit: Dave Almquist/Florida Natural Areas Inventory. Late last winter, South Georgia State College’s Frankie Snow and I were surveying...
When Right Whale Threats End in Death
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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Death came quickly for the calf. For the adult nicknamed Cottontail, it took months. There are fewer than 375 North Atlantic right whales left. The two leading threats pushing them...
Invasive Zebra Mussels Found in Georgia
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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The Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD), along with wildlife agencies across the U.S., is urging both pet and aquarium stores and aquarium owners to remove and...
THE DAY WE WENT TO ALAPAHA: PART 2
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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(aka: Canoeing the Kinchafoonee) By JAMES MALPHRUS of JCM Adventure Journals Featured image: Joining friends for a paddle on the Kinch (James Malphrus) Picking up where James left off in...
Why the Weather Loach Isn’t Welcome in the Wild
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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At first glance, the fish looks unassuming, a mild aquarium pet with a face of innocence. But the Oriental weather loach – recently documented for the first time in the...
Installing Nest Boxes in November? You Bet.
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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By Terry W. Johnson, writer of the Backyard Wildlife Connection blog. Featured image: Sassafras in fall color. Photo credit: Terry W. Johnson If you are a homeowner, you know there are many...
Woodland Secrets at Lower Broad River WMA
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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On a woodland knoll at Lower Broad River Wildlife Management Area, something rare has been spreading underground -- dwarf sumac! Learn how Georgia DNR is restoring this endangered plant and...
Halloween Superstitions and Backyard Wildlife
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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By Terry W. Johnson, writer of the Backyard Wildlife Connection blog. Featured image: Garden Spider in Web. Photo credit: Terry W. Johnson Nowadays most folks enjoy having a cornucopia of wildlife living...
Chickasawhatchee – A Beautifully Wild Place
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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By James Malphrus, writer of JCM Adventure Journals. Featured image: Alligators’ fork. Photo credit: James Malphrus. This post features three excerpts from adventures on Chickasawhatchee WMA. It was a Wednesday and...