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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 ...

A study by the University of Georgia has revealed new concerns over the levels of mercury in the waters around the Okenfenokee Swamp. Researchers say that the alligators tested in the area had eight ...

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. Researchers from the ...

Drawing roughly 800,000 visitors each year, the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is one of the last intact blackwater swamps in North America and is home to hundreds of plant and animal species, ...

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 ...

World Heritage status is an honor reserved for the planet’s most iconic natural and cultural treasures — places like the Great Barrier Reef and Yellowstone National Park.

To David Walter Banks, there’s something special about the Okefenokee Swamp, the largest blackwater swamp in North America. There’s a mystical quality, the photographer says, that’s hard to explain to ...

Want to see a gator in Georgia? Then, here's the most alligator filled places you should head to in the state. World Atlas released this list highlighting swamps, rivers, and lakes filled with this ...