Scientists detect mercury levels eight times higher in Okefenokee alligators, revealing alarming pollution in southeastern ...

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 ...

A mystery is afoot in Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp, and it involves fully grown alligators who are missing a lot of their teeth. Gators are supposed to have around 75 to 80 teeth at any one time, but ...

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 ...

Over the past three years, photographer David Walter Banks has spent nearly 70 nights alone in the Okefenokee Swamp. His gorgeous, almost psychedelic images have been published in his new book, ...