The Little Boat That Could
By PETER DIMMICK, PAULA MARCINEK and DEB WEILER Studying fish and other aquatic species is often difficult, especially if the species you’re searching for is rare and access to habitat...
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Secrets of Rainbows and Muds
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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By DIRK J. STEVENSON. Rainbow snake (above). Photo credit: Kevin M. Stohlgren. As dusk gathers a large blue-black snake, as dark as the water flowing over her, rearranges her coils...
Remembering Punctuation
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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She brought us eight calves and 38 years of survey excitement, and humans brought her death. A Successful Mother Female no. 1281, nicknamed Punctuation for a unique pattern of...
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice: One Biologist’s Search for Burying Beetles
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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On a sweltering day in May, Dr. Vanessa Lane is on her hands and knees sifting the sand around a rotting dead rat in a 5-gallon bucket. The Abraham Baldwin...
Conserving Georgia’s Diamonds in the Marsh
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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“Look at those eyes!” It’s a sun-spangled morning on a Georgia tidal creek and the green-hued eyes of a diamondback terrapin have caught Ashley Raybould’s. “I’ve seen the really blue...
Research Highlight: Male Turkey Gobbling Behavior
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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Georgia DNR biologists work hard every day to make the best decisions for the citizens of Georgia and the management of our wildlife resources. This often requires extensive research studies...
Study Spotlight: Robust Redhorse in the Savannah River
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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Georgia DNR biologists work hard every day to make the best decisions for the citizens of Georgia and the management of our wildlife resources. This often requires extensive research studies...
Study Spotlight: Mussel Mania in the Lower Flint River
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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Let’s talk about mussels and no, not the things you flex! Let’s talk about those shelled creatures that live in the water and play a major part in indicating water...