Mobile and Baldwin County News
Coverage of Gulf of Mexico wildlife from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
A festive tradition looks harmless in the moment, but experts say balloon releases leave behind litter that can kill sea turtles, seabirds, and other Gulf Coast wildlife long after the…
Volunteers with Alabama's Share the Beach program have documented 55 sea turtle nests so far this season as nesting activity reaches its June and July peak along the Gulf Shores,…
Marine researchers on Dauphin Island are keeping close watch on a sperm whale that has wandered well beyond its usual deep-water home, with the animal pushing even farther north into…
Local groups and Orange Beach officials are pledging thousands in reward money to find whoever shot a dolphin with a hunting arrow.
Researchers explain what caused a cluster of shark sightings near Perdido Pass and Orange Beach that closed swimming areas and rattled beachgoers.