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The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is an administrative agency of the U.S. state of Georgia. The agency has statewide responsibilities for managing and conserving Georgia’s natural, cultural, and historical resources, and has five divisions: The DNR is headed by a commissioner, currently Mark Williams. [1] The department's ...
This is a list of the mammals native to the U.S. state of Georgia.. The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale is the state marine mammal of Georgia. West Indian manatee, vulnerable Little brown bat, endangered American bison, near threatened Indiana bat, near threatened New England cottontail, vulnerable Eastern small-footed myotis, endangered False killer whale, near threatened ...
The Chattahoochee National Forest is composed of an eastern and western forest. The western forest contains Johns Mountain, Little Sand Mountain, and Taylor Ridge (Georgia). The combined total area of the Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest is 867,265 acres (3,510 km 2), of which the Chattahoochee National Forest comprises 751,069 acres ...
With summer coming to a close, Augustans may notice an influx of snakes, alligators, deer, geese and squirrels. I.B. Parnell, a wildlife biologist with Georgia DNR, said recently in Richmond ...
The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater. Suborder: Mysticeti.
On the Federal level, Georgia contains 1 Biosphere Reserve, 15 National Park Service Managed Sites, 1 National Forest and 8 Wildlife Refuges. Georgia is home to 63 state parks, 48 of which are state parks and 15 that are National Historic Sites, and many state wildlife preserves, under the supervision of the Georgia Department of Parks and ...
The Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a 4,049 acre (16.4 km 2) National Wildlife Refuge located in Lanier County, Georgia. Banks Lake is a natural pocosin or sink of ancient geologic origin. The refuge was established in 1985 for the protection and conservation of this unique environment as well as migratory and resident wildlife.
Sweetwater Creek State Park is a 2,549 acres (10.32 km 2) Georgia state park in east Douglas County, 15 miles (24 km) from downtown Atlanta. The park is named after Sweetwater Creek which runs through it. Cherokee people were forcibly removed from the area and it eventually became home to the New Manchester Manufacturing Company and mill town ...