Florida panther - Wikipedia
The Florida panther is a North American cougar (P. c. couguar) population in South Florida. It lives in pinelands, tropical hardwood hammocks and mixed freshwater swamp forests.
Florida Panther: Species Profile - U.S. National Park Service
Dec 7, 2022 · The current range of Florida panthers is less than five percent of their original range across Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and parts of Tennessee and South Carolina. Florida panthers were heavily hunted after …
Florida Panther - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
The Florida panther is a large, long-tailed cat with a great deal of color variation: pale brown or rusty upper parts, dull white or buffy under parts; tail tip, back of ears, and sides of nose are dark brown or blackish.
Description and Range | FWC - Florida Fish and Wildlife …
In the southeastern U.S., panthers formerly ranged throughout Florida, as far west as Arkansas and as far north as South Carolina. Today only about 120-230 adult panthers exist, primarily in southwest Florida.
The Florida Panther | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Apr 13, 2022 · Panthers, historically, roamed the entire southeastern United States. Development badly fractured their habitat. Hunting nearly eliminated them; genetic defects affected their health and survival.
Florida Panther - National Wildlife Federation
They are found in southern Florida in swamplands such as Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve. The subspecies is so critically endangered that it is vulnerable to just about every major threat.
PANTHER FACTS | Friends of the Florida Panther Refuge
Florida panthers are an endangered species and the only big cat East of the Mississippi River. Learn more about their biology, habits, and some common misconceptions in Panther Facts.
Once Nearly Extinct, The Florida Panther Is Making A Comeback
May 23, 2021 · A male panther leaps over a creek at Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Florida. The rarely seen cats, which number around 200, are reclaiming territory north of the...
The history of the Florida panther, a symbol of reverence and …
Apr 24, 2023 · Deep reverence. Native American cultures in the Southeast and beyond always felt much differently, considering the cats creatures of great spiritual importance and power. “This is an animal of...
Florida panther - Biological Diversity
Once found throughout the southeast United States, the Florida panther now occupies only a small area of South Florida, about 5 percent of its former range, and it numbers just 100 to 120 individual cats.