Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport studies wood storks with eye toward relocation
At 3 feet tall with a 6-foot wingspan, wood storks pose a danger to air traffic. Read more →
SRS home to Rainbow Bay, longest ever amphibian study
“Having ecological data extending this many years gives us a chance to look at how climate patterns and other things over time affect the different species here" Read more →
SREL partners with U.S. Forest Service teach prescribed burn course to college students at SRS
He said the students benefit by getting hands-on training and a full, realistic experience doing important forestry work. Read more →
INVASIVE SPECIES IN HAWAII ARE EATING EVERYTHING—EVEN THEMSELVES
Cannibalism helps invaders out-compete native species Read more →
Savannah River Ecology Lab raccoon study aims to eradicate rabies
The seriousness of the disease is a major reason for continued studies... Read more →
Hawai’i is Being Overrun by Invasive Cannibals
What happens to Hawai‘i’s invasive species after they die? Read more →
SREL seeks link between coyote, fox numbers at SRS
If coyotes are competing for gray fox food sources, that could play a role in the changing populations. Read more →
Children reach out and find local wildlife
Gasps and giggles filled the Savannah River Ecology Lab Saturday during the organization’s annual Touch an Animal event. Read more →
Touch an Animal Day returns to Savannah River Ecology Lab Saturday
The eighth annual Touch an Animal Day will return to the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory on Saturday. Read more →
30 years after Chernobyl disaster, camera captures wildlife wonderland
Exactly three decades ago, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine sent a radioactive cloud across Europe. Read more →
BRILLIANCE & BIODIVERSITY
Odum set the stage for fellow UGA researchers to enter the site and delve into radioecology Read more →
When antibiotics stop working: Local ecologist looks at alternative cause of antibiotic resistance
If you get sick with a bacterial disease such as bacterial pneumonia or have a wound that gets infected, your doctor probably would prescribe an antibiotic. Read more →
Research opportunities for students offered at Savannah River Ecology Lab
The Savannah River Ecology Lab is offering research opportunities for college students. Read more →
Olin E. Rhodes Jr. named wildlife society fellow
The award is given for distinguished service Read more →
Joshua King presents at symposium
King was one of 120 selected for the honor Read more →
Buhlmann honored for reptile work
Kurt Buhlmann receives the Visionary Leader Award Read more →
How Chemicals From One Superfund Site Spread On The Ga. Coast
Researchers have found Aroclor in a number of different species around the old chemical plant. Read more →
7th Annual Touch An Animal Day
A unique opportunity to see some native species Read more →
Scientists release 150 gopher tortoises to stem decline of Georgia’s state reptile
The tortoises’ continuing decline worries wildlife biologists Read more →
UGA researchers investigate effect of nuclear exposure on Chernobyl wildlife
Team heads to Belarus Read more →
Guests get up close with nature at Touch an Animal Day
More than a dozen living exhibits kept the facility packed for three hours Read more →
Ecology lab interns present research findings
Leaphart was one of nine students to intern with the Savannah River Ecology Lab Read more →
Buzzard protection focus of Savannah River Ecology lab study
An acoustic hailing device will be used to call back the tagged birds Read more →
Ecology lab studies birds to deter airfield accidents
Their efforts are to protect airfield environments from bird-strike hazards. Read more →
Noisy tests could help keep unwanted birds from airports
Louder than an NFL stadium packed with screaming fans Read more →
UGA to host international conference on environmental contamination
Many of the world’s leading experts in the field will meet June 16-20 Read more →
Extinct-in-the wild toad comes home
Scientists from UGA's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory have helped reintroduce a species Read more →
Domy Adriano received 2012 Soil Science Distinguished Service Award
The award recognizes Adriano's research accomplishments to promote sustainable soil quality and sound environmental stewardship Read more →
SRS and research on environment
Since 1972 the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, the U.S. Forest Service and the Savannah River National Laboratory successfully have pursued each of the NERP objectives Read more →
Gopher tortoise on ESA wait list for protection
FWS officials said the most troubling find was that the aging generation of tortoises are suffering from lower reproduction success Read more →
Ecology lab gets honor
The Savannah River Ecology Laboratory at Savannah River Site was named as University of Georgia’s top undergraduate mentoring program for 2011. Read more →
Researchers use wildlife to track radioactive clean-up
The goal is to gauge how well the government's clean up effort at SRS is going. Read more →
Scientists find climate change affects amphibian breeding
If you hear frogs calling and it seems like the wrong time of year, scientists say it may be due to climate change. Read more →
Testing toxic cleanups, one gator at a time
Since 2009, several thousand animals have been captured on nuclear weapons sites for radiation testing. Read more →
Weather changes affect wildlife
Regardless of whether you believe in global warming, our world is in constant change -- and it always will be. Read more →
Bristol County Agricultural High School gives ‘threatened’ turtles a head start in life
If Blanding’s turtles could talk Read more →
Rare Blanding’s to be released in the spring
For the second consecutive year, students at Bristol County Agricultural High School will be caring Read more →
Ecologist selected for Wetlands Award
Dr. Rebecca Sharitz of Aiken will receive the prestigious Read more →
Record nine faculty members named AAAS Fellows
J. Whitfield Gibbons, professor emeritus, senior research scientist and head of Savannah River Ecology Lab Environmental Outreach Program: For distinguished contributions Read more →
Officials meet to discuss parks at NERP workshop
SREL hosted the workshop for representatives from the seven environmental research park sites located at DOE nuclear sites Read more →
Scientists convene at SRS ecology lab this week
Scientists and scholars from seven National Environmental Research Parks will gather at the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Conference Center Read more →
From atoms to ecosystems
A $2.6 million federal stimulus grant will bring new jobs, research projects to SREL Read more →
Alligators surprisingly monogamous
Alligators are not as promiscuous as previously thought, a new study finds. Read more →
The high fidelity of alligator love
Oh alligator love, it’s not as fickle as you might think. Read more →
Loyal alligators display mating habits of birds
Alligators display the same loyalty to their mating partners as birds Read more →
New book discusses lizards, crocodilians of Southeast
Area bookstores are stocking up on "Lizards and Crocodilians of the Southeast Read more →
Deep forest rebounds from Hugo
University of Georgia research professor Rebecca Sharitz found some tree species were resilient or bounced back quickly Read more →