Conservation Section News Today

Georgia’s nesting season for loggerhead sea turtles began with a three-island rush last weekend.

Georgia beaches are not only vacation destinations, they are prime spots for nesting shorebirds and seabirds and for migrating species feeding for long flights to the Arctic.

MANSFIELD – The 18th annual Georgia Youth Birding Competition drew more than 100 young birders to Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center recently, with teams reporting a combined 189 species.

SOCIAL CIRCLE – Sick birds are occasionally reported in backyards across Georgia. A common denominator in these incidents is feeders and feeding areas that are not cleaned regularly.

SOCIAL CIRCLE – Six grant projects announced recently by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources will improve public opportunities to see and learn about native animals and plants statewide. The

As spring warms up, snakes are moving and Daniel Sollenberger’s phone is ringing.

Georgia’s popular Youth Birding Competition returns for its 18th year with more experience – and enthusiasm – than ever.

Gov. Brian Kemp, First Lady Marty Kemp and Georgia Department of Natural Resources leaders recognized four corporate forest landowners on Feb. 6 for their stewardship and land management practices benefiting

For more than 200 million years, the ancient Valdivian Temperate Forest in southwestern Chile has been a refuge for plant and animal species found nowhere else on Earth. This global biodiversity hotspot is home to monkey puzzle trees (Araucaria araucana), the endangered chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera), threatened southern pudu (Pudu puda) — the world’s smallest deer […]

The clock is ticking for Georgia pet owners who have any of the six reptile species newly regulated by the state to get their pets tagged and registered.