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 ...

Located near Jacksonville, FL in Southeast GA, Folkston is an iconic small Georgia town with a cozy atmosphere that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.