Wildlife

Overview

Georgia is fortunate to have abundant wildlife. Birds, mammals, reptiles, and insects provide beauty and interest for those who take time to notice, and also are a source of recreation for many Georgians. Managing wildlife can be a challenge for experts and for homeowners. This is particularly true as population centers continue to expand and displace animals' native habitats. This page provides tips and information about coexisting peacefully with, protecting, and managing wildlife, wherever it is found.

Publications

Commercial and Professional Publications

• Bobwhite Quail Production and Management Guide
• Nutrition Guide for Bobwhite Quail Production
• Tips for Creating a Hunting Lease Agreement
• Woodcock in the Southeast: Natural History and Management for Landowners

General Publications

• Natural History Series: Copperhead
• Natural History Series: Nine-Banded Armadillo
• Using Milorganite to Repel White-Tailed Deer from Perennials
• Using Milorganite to Temporarily Repel White-Tailed Deer from Food Plots
• Evaluating Attractants for Live-Trapping Nine-Banded Armadillos
• Deer-Tolerant Ornamental Plants
• Dealing with Nuisance Wildlife
• Environmental Enhancement with Ornamental Plants: Butterfly Gardening
• Environmental Enhancement with Ornamental Plants: Attracting Birds
• Purple Martins
• Rats and Mice: Get Them Out of Your House and Yard
• Environmentally Friendly Landscape Practices

To see other publications, go to the CAES Publications site or the FACS Publications listing.

News

For the latest news about Extension, visit Georgia FACES. News you can use about Georgia family, agricultural, consumer and enviromental sciences.

• Male birds fight their reflections in odd turf war
• There are no truly deer-resistant plants
• Hanging gourd houses will attract martins
• Georgia drought reaches highest level
• Armadillos can burrow through lawns quickly
• Researchers honing in on bee colony collapse disorder
• Use deer-tolerant plants in your home landscape to keep wildlife at bay
• Put out welcome mat for springtime hummingbirds
• Healthy fish ponds need managers

Websites

UGA-affiliated sites

• Impact Statements: Wildlife
  Descriptions of Extension efforts to improve knowledge & practices related to wildlife.
• Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study
  Fifteen states and the federal government cooperate to monitor and advise on wildlife diseases affecting domestic livestock and poultry. The cooperative accepts and diagnoses submitted wildlife, administers a graduate study program in conjunction with UGA and extern program for veterinary students and provides wildlife distribution maps, a quarterly newsletter and links to federal and state agriculture,wildlife and health agencies.

External sites

• Fishes of Georgia
  Companion of Georgia Wildlife Web focusing on fish.
• Georgia Wildlife Resources Division
  Offers resources for hunters, fishers and boaters including education, certification, and regulatory information. Also addresses conservations issues and provides news updates and a calendar of events.
• Georgia Wildlife Web
  Provides identification information, including photo, description, range and conservation status, for wildlife in Georgia. Summarizes the state's natural regions.