EM Update Newsletter ( a publication of the Department of Energy) Vol 13, Issue 26 July 6, 2021 Savannah River Ecology Laboratory’s first graduate students collect samples at the former Savannah River Plant, now called the Savannah River Site. AIKEN, S.C. – The University of Georgia’s (UGA) Savannah River...
Anthony CarpinoWRDW Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2019News 12 First at 5 O'Clock SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, SC (WRDW/WAGT) -- After wetlands were filled in at the Savannah River Site, studies were conducted to figure out the impact on wildlife like the salamander. Officially started in 1978, the study has...
The species that showed the [greatest resurgence] are those most often in contact with people,” says James Beasley, a wildlife biologist at the University of Georgia’ Savannah River Ecology Laboratory and the lead author of the new paper, published in the Journal of Frontiers in...
"Based on these studies it is clear that if there are any health-related impacts from exposure, they are not manifesting in widespread impacts to populations of these species," Beasley told Newsweek. ...
Buhlmann, Gibbons and others say protecting native reptiles is needed because the animals help maintain the balance of nature in South Carolina. The loss of some species can affect the health of other species. The state now has some restrictions on the collection and sale...
The horses were recorded 35 times at nine of the ten monitored structures during winter, and 149 times at all eight monitored structures over the summer by experts at the University of Georgia in the US....
Researchers also discovered a number of other species in the CEZ during the summer, including brown hare, red deer, moose, wild boar, red fox and raccoon dogs. Also spotted were Eurasian lynx, wolves and several avian and bat species....
Touch an Animal Day stayed true to its name Saturday....
This year’s Touch An Animal Day event will feature edible plants, and attendees will have the chance to ask graduate students, conducting research at SREL, questions....
“The students decided to address what they could to improve the well-being of pollinators,” Hurst said. “They hypothesized that natural pesticides would act as a pest repellent allowing the pollinators time to work.”...