A study by the University of Georgia has revealed new concerns over the levels of mercury in the waters around the Okenfenokee Swamp.

The Conservation Fund's purchase halted a widely opposed titanium mining proposal near the largest blackwater swamp in North ...

An Alabama company that was close to receiving the final go-ahead from the state of Georgia to mine near the Okefenokee ...

The move puts an immediate halt to a project that scientists and environmentalists had feared could irreparably damage North America’s largest blackwater swamp.

Isolation allows creatures to thrive as their relatives perish due to the threats present on much larger landmasses ...

A conservation group said Friday it has reached a $60 million deal to buy land outside the Okefenokee Swamp from a mining company that environmentalists spent years battling ...

Okefenokee swamp appears to be a mercury hotspot. A recent study out of the University of Georgia reveals alligators living ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A conservation group said Friday it has reached a $60 million deal to buy land outside the Okefenokee Swamp from a mining company that environmentalists spent years battling ...

An Alabama company's plan to mine near the border of one of Georgia's natural wonders has been stopped after years of fights ...

The Conservation Fund said it will buy all 7,700 acres that Alabama-based Twin Pines owns outside the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Georgia, halting the company ...

New species discovered! Read the latest research news on newly discovered frogs, cave crickets, monkeys and more.

SINGAPORE - Indian star tortoises, songbirds and an Asian arowana were among creatures seized in 42 cases of animal smuggling caught at Singapore’s borders in 2024, the highest number of ...