Spring came like a soft drumbeat along Georgia’s coast this year, and with it, a surprise: manatees sliding into tidal weeks earlier than many locals remember. Warmer waters are nudging these gentle grazers north sooner, shifting a seasonal rhythm that people and wildlife managers have relied on for decades. The mystery isn’t just about when ...
The waters off Georgia’s coast are playing host to one of nature’s most precious spectacles this winter. North Atlantic right whales have returned to their vital calving grounds, bringing hope amidst struggle for one of the world’s most endangered large whales. These magnificent creatures, weighing up to sixty tons, are making their annual journey to ...
For decades, the American alligator was a Southern ghost – present mostly in memory, hammered by unregulated hunting and shrinking wetlands. Today, Georgia’s blackwater rivers tell a different story: eyeshine glints at dusk, nest mounds rise on marsh edges, and biologists say the comeback is no fluke. The turnaround didn’t happen by accident; it’s ...
