Image: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission The Florida panther’s survival depends on the protection of remaining undeveloped lands throughout its habitat—including lands under federal, state, and private jurisdiction. But a large portion of remaining panther ...

Image: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission With the continued paving over of its dwindling habitat, the panther is falling prey to motor vehicles in alarming numbers. The below tally is from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, compiled from data collected by the Florida ...

The Florida panther is a subspecies of the North American cougar, which once had the broadest distribution of any terrestrial mammal in the Western hemisphere. The only known population of the cougar east of the Mississippi, Florida panthers are today confined to southwest Florida on a ...

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The endangered Florida manatee has made only tenuous progress toward recovery, principally due to lawsuits. And that progress has been reversed in the last few years due to toxic algae and removal of protections.  With a population hovering under 6000 animals, according to 2018  ...