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Conservationists Purchase $60 Million Property to Save Okefenokee Swamp from Strip Mine Conservationists are celebrating a win in southern Georgia.

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About a year ago, opponents determined to stop an Alabama company from mining next to the Okefenokee Swamp were running out of options. Here's how a deal came together.

Okefenokee swamp appears to be a mercury hotspot. A recent study out of the University of Georgia reveals alligators living in the Okefenokee Swamp have high levels of mercury. Scientists call the ...

A study by the University of Georgia has revealed new concerns over the levels of mercury in the waters around the Okenfenokee Swamp.

After securing the deal to halt a mine right on the edge of Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp, The Conservation Fund said public pressure played a huge role in scoring a win for land conservation.

The Conservation Fund ensures Okefenokee refuge will remain wild by purchasing nearly 8,000 acre property near swamp.

The Conservation Fund, a national nonprofit, agreed to pay $60.1 million for 7,765 acres near the Okefenokee Swamp once slated to be a mining site.

A conservation group purchased land near the swamp and wildlife refuge to halt a company's bid to mine for titanium.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A conservation group said Friday it has reached a $60 million deal to buy land outside the Okefenokee Swamp from a mining company that environmentalists spent years battling ...