Tom Hanks reveals why he joined epic natural history series The Americas “This is TV at its absolute best”
Executive Producer Mike Gunton joins Tom Hanks to discuss the groundbreaking new series From BBC Studios Natural History Unit ...
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How alligators handle cold weather, freezes
OKEFENOKEE, Ga. (WSAV) – Ever wondered how alligators in the Southeast handle cold weather conditions like freezes, snow and ice? The Okefenokee Swamp Park explained that they enter a state ...
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30 U.S. States Where Bears Still Roam Wild and Free
territorial animals, leading solitary life ... Black bears in Georgia are typically found in the northern mountains and the Okefenokee Swamp in the southern part of the state. Black bears are ...
Two bills introduced Thursday to protect Okefenokee from mining
With an Alabama-based company seeking permits to open a titanium mine, Georgia legislators are looking for ways to protect ...
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Former head of Fish and Wildlife Service goes to bat for Okefenokee in Georgia
The former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently urged Gov. Brian Kemp to block a proposed mine near ...
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Two bills targeting mining near Okefenokee Swamp
ATLANTA – Supporters of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge are taking another crack at protecting the environmentally fragile swamp from mining.
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Former head of Fish and Wildlife Service goes to bat for Okefenokee in Georgia
The Twin Pines mine site with stationed equipment 3 miles outside of the Okefenokee Refuge and current ... Advocates for the swamp have been fighting Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals’ (TPM ...
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We thought these places were useless. They may help save the world.
Call them swamps, bogs, fens — whatever you want. They go by many names and are often called peatlands. Only recently have we begun to appreciate peat. Locked away in that soggy soil under ankle ...