Land & Conservation

Thousands of green sea turtles will survive the frigid weather—thanks to South Padre Island volunteers

The right whale calving season off the Georgia and Florida coasts is shaping up to be a good one—giving scientists hope for the most endangered whale in the world

Follow these five tips for getting the most from backyard feeders during the cold months—the birds will thank you

In the North Carolina mountains, biologists work to give North America’s bog turtles a fighting chance

A South Carolina woman gets a surprise visitor while working from home

New Orleans’s Mosquito Supper Club chef on hurricane season and her family’s long, long history of surviving storms

Florida is working to shape a brighter future for monarchs, one retention basin at a time

Peter Essick’s new photography book captures the beauty of Atlanta’s Fernbank Forest

A retired doctor in South Carolina captures stunning photos of a surprise visitor to his backyard

A couple finds a nearly sixty-year-old message washed ashore on Florida’s Marco Island

A resilient hatchling is one of just three to make it out of a flooded nest in South Carolina

Charleston paleontologist Ashby Gale shares his top tips for fossil-hunting beachcombers

Reports from Florida, where the vast majority of sea turtles nest in the U.S., are showing another great year for hatchling numbers

Two new litters this year are helping to secure the future of this critically endangered Southern species

The Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus—Virginia northern flying squirrel—may be off the endangered list, but its survival depends on another conservation effort: reforestation

Some of the world’s rarest species live and thrive in the South Carolina backcountry

The tegu, a predatory South American lizard, poses a threat to quail, gopher tortoises, and more native Southern species—but there’s still hope of stopping the invasion

On Endangered Species Day, learn about six of the South’s rarest—and most unusual—creatures

The South is a global hotspot for turtles—which also makes it a hotspot for the global turtle trafficking trade. A new bill in South Carolina aims to help stamp it out

A Birmingham nonprofit provides for the community and teaches others to do the same