Purchase Wildlife License Plates Online

Georgia residents can renew their tags and purchase a hummingbird license plate or bald eagle license plate online using Visa or MasterCard. Click here for the website. You will need your renewal ID number, which is printed on your license plate renewal notice...
Dec 6, 2007

Trout Stocking by Helicopter

WALHALLA, SC - The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will stock thousands of rainbow and brown trout into the lower Saluda River near Columbia Thursday morning, Dec. 6, using a helicopter and a specialized lift bucket...
Dec 5, 2007

Chinese Mystery Snail in Lake Hartwell

CLEMSON, SC - Bellamya Japonica, an exotic, aquatic species of snail commonly known as the Chinese Mystery Snail has been introduced into Lake Hartwell. It is the only known occurrence in the Savannah River Basin...
Dec 4, 2007

Wild Quail Management Seminars Scheduled

HAMPTON COUNTY, SC - Bobwhite quail populations in South Carolina and the Southeast have been declining steadily over the past 60 years due to major land use change and reduction in suitable habitat...
Dec 2, 2007

Recycling Oyster Shells Refurbishes Shellfish Grounds

COLUMBIA, SC - Recycling oyster shells provides S.C. Department of Natural Resources an opportunity to refurbish shellfish grounds with local shells for new generations of oysters to grow.This time of the year, when oyster roasts are plentiful, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR), reminds the public that recycling oyster shells helps to enhance harvestable public shellfish grounds...
Nov 26, 2007

Wild Turkey Reproduction in State Poor Again this Summer

COLUMBIA, SC - Based on a S.C. Department of Natural Resources survey, reproduction by wild turkeys was poor for the third year in a row, according to a state wildlife biologist. Annually since the early 1980’s, the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conducts a Summer Turkey Brood Survey to estimate reproduction and recruitment of turkeys in South Carolina...
Nov 26, 2007

Report Unusual Animal Sightings to Police

CLEMSON, SC - Clemson University police are asking students and staff to avoid contact with wild animals that may have wandered onto campus. Police Chief Johnson Link said a contract security officer spotted what he thought looked like a panther Thursday near the Calhoun Mansion (pictured). Police officers later spotted the animal near Earle and Fluor Daniel halls...
Nov 25, 2007

S.C. Wild Turkey Harvest Down this Spring

COLUMBIA, SC - Nearly 50,000 turkey hunters take to the woods annually in South Carolina with hopes of harvesting a wily gobbler, and the 2007 spring turkey season was no exception. With a harvest of 19,289 birds, the spring turkey harvest was down about 5 percent from 2006 and down approximately 24 percent from the record harvest established in 2002, according to Charles Ruth, DNR Deer and Turkey Project supervisor...
Nov 23, 2007

Wild and Domestic Turkeys: Birds of a Different Feather

While sitting down to enjoy turkey during the Thanksgiving holiday, remember that although wild and domestic turkeys are genetically the same species, that’s about where the similarity ends. The domestic turkey lost its ability to fly through selective breeding that created heavier, broad-breasted birds, a feature much desired by chefs and commercial turkey producers...
Nov 22, 2007

Summary of ACF/ACT Actions

ATLANTA, GA – Governor Sonny Perdue issued the following statement following the announcement by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service that it concurs with the Corps of Engineers’ recommendation to reduce flows and allow storage of rainfall in Georgia reservoirs...
Nov 17, 2007

Still No Evidence of Chronic Wasting Disease in SC White-Tailed Deer

COLUMBIA, SC - Surveillance conducted by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources over the last 5 years continues to provide no evidence of Chronic Wasting Disease in South Carolina.  Like fish and game agencies in most states, DNR has been diligent in conducting surveillance for the disease in recent years...
Nov 8, 2007

Update on S.C. Mosquito-Borne Disease Findings

COLUMBIA, SC - Thus far in 2007’s mosquito season, there has been a statewide total of 56 lab confirmations of West Nile virus and two of eastern equine encephalitis virus, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported recently...
Nov 6, 2007

Sea Turtle Rescue Program Releases Adult Male Turtle

FOLLY BEACH, SC - The South Carolina Aquarium released its first rehabilitated adult male loggerhead sea turtle into the Atlantic from Folly Beach County Park on Oct. 13. Named “Edisto,” the 310-pound loggerhead sea turtle was rescued this past May by the Edisto Beach Fire Department with the help of Edisto residents...
Oct 23, 2007

Multi-Year Research Improves Knowledge of Sea Turtle Population

CHARLESTON, SC - The eighth sampling season for a federally funded in-water sea turtle project designed to gain insight into the population trends, migration patterns and general health of sea turtles recently concluded off the coast of Charleston...
Oct 17, 2007

DHEC Issues Update on S.C. Mosquito-Borne Disease Findings

COLUMBIA, SC - Thus far in 2007’s active mosquito season, there have been 53 lab confirmations of West Nile virus and two of eastern equine encephalitis virus in the state, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported.
Oct 15, 2007