The Florida Panther
Photo credit:
Florida Panther page
The Endangered Mammals of
Florida
The Florida Panther
Felis concolor coryi
In the
Seminole language,
Panther is: coo
- wah - chobee
Please see this Wordpress Blog posting
for an important update about our Florida Panther:
Wiley's Whims!
The Florida Panther,
which is the State Mammal of Florida,
may be the most
endangered animal in the world.
Their numbers are
currently estimated to be only between
90 and 120
in the wild and with such a limited breeding pool,
their fate may become as
that of the African Cheetah.
Your first stop in Panther
Education should begin with a
look at the primary reason
that they have become
nearly extinct, a
complete loss of habitat!
The Panther Range
*Panther Update April 5, 2009*
A disturbing change in the
preservation of the critically
endangered Florida Panther
makes them only the
latest victim of budget cuts
in the State:
Florida Cuts Panther
Program
One can only wonder what
happened to the money
raised by the Florida Panther
License Plate Program.
Perhaps it is in the same
place as the Florida Lottery
money that was meant to go to
education?
The question that remains
with so many schools being
closed, programs being cut
and teachers being laid off is,
where did all of the money
from these two programs go?
A Florida Panther
Photo credit:
Connie Bransilver/USFWSSE
These are quite
beautiful cats and their coloring,
which is a golden
tawny brown,
is similar to the
California Mountain lion.
They range in
weight from 100-148 pounds for the male
and 60-100 pounds
for the female,
with respective
lengths of 7 feet and 6 feet.
Their ages have been
averaged at between six
and 12 years in
recent field studies.
These big cats also
have a big range of about 301 square km
for the male and 104
square km for the female.
While these ranges
may overlap as much as 20 miles,
the males and
females do not live together.
The panthers are a
non migratory species.
A Florida Panther
Photo credit:
sfwmd.gov
Their habitats are often a swamp-forest mixed area with beds
being primarily made up of the abundant saw palmetto.
They have been known to stay near wildfires for several days,
waiting for what?, the creatures who run from the flames?
Their favorite food is the white tailed deer, followed by wild hogs,
raccoons and other small mammals, birds, reptiles and insects.
The Panther has been a major part of the culture
of the Indigenous people of Florida,
being used in ceremonies and medicinal rituals.
The Panther Clan, who are descendents of Chief Osceola,
were among the first to honor this remarkable animal,
whose survival now lies in the hands of those who
have driven it to the brink of extinction.
Places to learn more:
Business Network
Improving Prospects for Florida Panther
Center for Education
Technologies
Panther
Defenders of Wildlife
Florida Panther
FloridaPanther.com
The Florida Panther Net
The Florida Panther Society
Florida Power and Light
Florida Panther
GORP: Everglades National Park
Florida Panther
Humane Society
Victory for National Parks and the Florida Panther
National Geographic News
Texas Cats Help Triple Florida Population
National Park Conservation Association
Florida Panther
Press Release about Threats to Big Cypress
National Wildlife Federation
Cat on a Collision Course
Florida Panther
Nature: Trail of the Cougar
Florida
Panthers
Nature Works/New Hampshire Public Television
Florida
Panther
US FISH and Wildlife Service
Species Profile: The Florida Panther
Taxonomy - Species - Panther, Florida
USFWS
Florida Panther National Wildlife
Refuge
USGS: NPWRC
Northern Prairie Wildlife Refuge
Florida Panther
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