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No one thought much of the fact that a donkey and a zebra were hanging out together at the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve outside Dahlonega...until they had a zedonk.

The Georgia Sea Turtle Rescue Center, on Jekyll Island, is an emergency ward for injured and sick sea turtles. And the beds are always filled.

State senators launch plan for possible Gulf oil spill impact on Georgia.

After being rescued from the frigid waters off the Atlantic and Gulf coasts this winter, eight rehabilitated sea turtles were released back into the sea off Jekyll Island.

One year after a federal judge threatened to cut off Atlanta from Lake Lanier if the tri-state water negotiations weren't settled, the question is: how far have we gotten?
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Expanded Coverage from 11Alive.com

Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signs a momentous bill into law that signals better use of the state's water resources and a desire to reach an agreement with Flordia and Alabama over the use of Lake Lanier.
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