Paddling the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is a genuine wilderness experience. Nature has inherited a designated Refuge that is relatively … More
Tag: Conservation Photography
Re-capture of Alligator Blue 98
“Blue 98” was a re-capture of a previously tagged American Alligator in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. I’m … More
Alligator Blue 208
“Alligator Blue 208″… No, that isn’t a play called out by a college football quarterback. It is the identification given … More
Paddling the Okefenokee from Maul Hammock to Big Water
The morning of April 20, 2024, we launched out from the Maul Hammock shelter and began day 2 of our … More
Return of the American Alligator
“There was a time when alligators had come so close to extinction that their critical link in the ecosystem could … More
Okefenokee Swamp Pig Frog, Lithobates grylio
Pig Frog, Lithobates grylio, photographed swimming in the dark tannin blackwater of the Okefenokee Swamp near the Maul Hammock Shelter. … More
Okefenokee Alligator GPS Tracker Study
One of the American Alligators with a GPS tracker from the University of Georgia’s Coastal Ecology Lab research project in … More
Okefenokee Tagged Alligator Research
Crocodilians are often marked for later by identification by research groups. Tags are highly visible but are sometimes damaged or … More
Swollen Bladderwort in the Okefenokee Swamp
Swollen Bladderwort (Utricularia inflata) photographed from the Maul Hammock shelter in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Swollen Bladderwort is a … More
The Okefenokee is God’s Work
An excerpt from the journals of naturalist Francis Harper, 1929: “We did everything we could to destroy it. We skinned … More
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 