The heaviest wild Florida panther ever recorded in the state has been caught by research scientists—who discovered it weighed ...

They've gone from $5 a scalp to the official state animal, yet Florida panthers remain at the mercy of people and development ...

Florida panthers. Thirty-six of the endangered cats were killed by vehicle strike – the most since 2016. Yet Florida has no ...

Establishing a Florida panther breeding population in Osceola County is a goal for state officials and environmentalists, but obstacles are formidable and time is running out for the endangered ...

This map of Florida show panther deaths due to vehicle strikes ... Additionally, the cat’s population has rebounded from 30 or so animals in the 1960s to approximately 200 to 230 now.

By far the greatest threats to Florida panthers are habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation — all driven by Florida's burgeoning human population and the developments and highways that accommodate ...

The panther population now is so small ... right, hold a map showing proposed developments during a Sierra Club tour of Florida panther country at the Panther National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest ...

The Florida panther’s journey back from the brink of extinction started a few days earlier than expected. TX-104 was a female mountain lion flown from West Texas in March of 1995 to mate with male ...

"I do not personally think the panther can withstand these huge threats to its survival," says former federal panther biologist Deborah Jansen.