Last year, Zoo Atlanta and partners published 16 peer-reviewed papers, tackling subjects like the functions of an elephant trunk and assembling the genome of a critically endangered species.
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Georgia Aquarium steps in to care for threatened manatees
Florida’s manatees — a big, slow-moving aquatic mammal so unique that the species inspired mermaids — are dwindling in population, rapidly. In 2021, a record-breaking 1,101 manatees in the state died. A group of animal lovers, though, aim to reverse the trend. The Georgia Aquarium recently joined forces with the Manatee Rescue & Rehabilitation Partnership […]
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Florida’s Panhandle: Woes involve fire, hurricane, oysters, oil spill; plus politics
BAYOU GEORGE, Fl. – The environmental calamities continue in Florida’s Panhandle, where trees downed by Hurricane Michael in 2018 finally caught fire this month and burned across more than 34,000 acres before three separate blazes were contained.
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Chattahoochee Nature Center: New CEO sees path to link more people with nature
The waiting list of 800 children for summer camp at the Chattahoochee Nature Center is a good problem to have, by any typical management metric. Natasha Rice doesn’t see it that way.
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Georgia advises patience with Canada geese; feds want to destroy nests, eggs year-round
Georgia wildlife officials are asking the public to exercise patience with Canada geese when they are land-bound in early summer. The federal government is seeking permission to destroy nests and eggs of resident Canada geese at any time of year.
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Georgians finally will be able to vote on a dedicated fund for conservation
At long last, Georgia now has a pathway to create a dedicated funding source to conserve our land and water.
The state legislature on Thursday passed the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act calling for a referendum on a constitutional amendment that would dedicate a portion of existing state sales and use tax on outdoor recreation equipment to establish a conservation trust fund.
