Georgia is a U.S. state that sometimes gets overlooked for its natural gifts, but this wildlife refuge is a perfect example ...

There's July 4th, Pride Month, and Juneteenth, but there's one more summer tradition you may not know about. There are plenty of alligators in south Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp. They tend to be ...

An alligator at the Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge. A new study shows the gators at the Okefenokee have higher levels of mercury in them than other places in the South. Kristen Zemaitis Researchers found ...

There’s something in the water — and in the gators. A University of Georgia ecotoxicology study found there may be elevated levels of mercury in Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp. The alligators were from ...

The open mouth of an alligator contains a tiny but major clue to how these prehistoric predators may adapt to saltwater ...

A rarely witnessed mass congregation of alligators was recorded at Georgia’s Stephen C. Foster State Park near the Okefenokee Swamp, park officials say. It’s estimated around 300 of the predators ...

Here is where to head in Georgia if you want to get up close with a gator. The Okefenokee Swamp is a large blackwater wetland that straddles the Georgia-Florida line. It has a population of around ...

In 2019, naturalists said the swamp was under threat after a mineral company that owned land three miles away sought permits to mine zirconium and titanium.