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

• Planting Guide to Grasses and Legumes for Forage and Wildlife in Georgia

General Publications

• Deer-Tolerant Ornamental Plants
• Resolving Human-Nuisance Wildlife Conflicts
• Garden Fencing
• Environmental Enhancement with Ornamental Plants: Butterfly Gardening
• Chipmunk Control
• Repellents and Wildlife Damage Control
• Attracting Birds to Your Backyard
• Purple Martins
• Tips for Creating a Hunting Lease Agreement
• 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

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.

• The cool spring has kept mosquitoes at bay, but watch out this summer
• Plant trees and shrubs to attract birds to your landscape
• Wildflower Symposium features expert advice for gardening enthusiasts
• Davies named to National 4-H Hall of Fame
• 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

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.