Establishing a Florida panther breeding population in Osceola County is a goal for state officials and environmentalists, but ...

Thirty-six Florida panthers have been killed this year, with vehicle strikes once again being the leading cause of death, records show. Vehicle strikes tend to kill more male panthers than female ...

The event's main purpose is to encourage the Army Corps of Engineers to halt housing developments at six major locations.

All of this makes relocation difficult. For decades there have been male panther sightings across Central Florida but not until 2016 was the first female spotted in the region, Sheets said.

But one early morning in December, he saw something for the first time ever, far from its typical habitat — a Florida panther. “It was exciting,” said Overstreet, who confirmed the sighting of the ...