The AJC has learned a former top U.S. wildlife official wrote Gov. Brian Kemp to warn that a mine planned near the Okefenokee Swamp would threaten the fragile ecosystem.

In an effort to continue preserving the history of the Great Dismal Swamp, Perri Meldon is writing her PhD dissertation at ...

ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently awarded $24.6 million to help fund 12 land conservation ...

Yala Samp faces mounting threats from land grabs, encroachment, and habitat destruction, placing its biodiversity at grave ...

The Tampa eels are near a former fish farm, according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. What else is odd about these eels? They can live to be 10 years or older. The largest Asian swamp eel ...