The loss of wetlands, accelerated by development and sea-level rise, threatens not just wildlife but people and the planet. The Mississippi River Delta is a linchpin in one of the world’s great ...

Three state wildlife management areas and one national wildlife refuge have hunting closures in place due to flooding. Two ...

It provides habitat for hundreds of fish and wildlife species ... grow or shrink from sedimentation or erosion. The Mississippi River delta in particular has lost approximately 70% of its land ...

A conservation organization has named the Mississippi River as the most endangered river in the country. Every year, the advocacy group American Rivers publishes a list of the 10 U.S. rivers it ...

According to the National Wildlife Federation ... A droplet of water travels 2,350 miles from the Riverhead to the Mississippi River Delta, which takes 90 days.

Buck No. 140 was a part of a deer study in the South Delta ... Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to monitor his movements. During that time, he crossed the Mississippi River four times ...

As the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion flounders amid politics, some scientists say that doubts about its effectiveness can ...