The Okefenokee refuge covers nearly 630 square miles (1,630 square kilometers) in southeast Georgia and is home to more than 400 animal species, including alligators and bald eagles. The swamp’s ...

The Okefenokee Swamp is more than 400,000 acres of nature refuge, providing peace for animals and solace for people. “You just don’t find it nowhere else, so why would you want to endanger it?” ...

Kemp, it's now or never for the Okefenokee The Okefenokee is fire adapted, burning frequently on its own schedule. Natural fires keep the swamp in natural flux, rejuvenating the mosaic of habitats ...

(WSAV) – The Okefenokee Swamp in southern Georgia is a national ... “My major concern is the animals out here and all the wildlife,” said Pastor Antwon Nixon. “If the water levels get ...

As an Alabama-based company waits for Georgia regulators to decide whether it can mine for titanium near the Okefenokee Swamp, a federal proposal to grow the refuge was well received during a ...

encompassing approximately 93% of the mosaic of wetlands that comprise the Okefenokee Swamp. Its vast, untrammeled ecosystems support hundreds of species of plants and animals, including endangered ...

The Okefenokee Swamp is considered one of the last remaining large, intact freshwater ecosystems in the world. As such, it's been nominated as an UNESCO World Heritage Site. By Woolwerth Imagery / ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal agency said Friday that it has approved a plan to expand the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge, setting up a potential buyout offer for land intended for a ...