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13 kwi 2022 · In 50 years, the endangered Florida panther has made a long journey back from the brink of extinction. The population has rebounded from an estimated low of 10 animals to over 200 animals since it was put on the first Endangered species list in 1967.
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6 cze 2023 · The Florida panther is a cat of secrecy: rarely seen and with an estimated population of only around 200 adults and subadults, it's one of the most endangered mammals in the country. Like other Puma species, the Florida panther is typically a tawny-beige color with a whitish-gray belly and black tips on the tail, ears, and nose.
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.
The Florida panther is the only subspecies of mountain lion that remains in the eastern United States. Hunting decimated the population badly, and it was one of the first species added to the U.S. endangered species list in 1973. The Florida panther's current status is listed as endangered.
Florida panther, member of a population of large New World cats of the species Puma concolor, family Felidae, confined to a small, isolated, and inbred group in southern Florida and protected by the U.S. Endangered Species Act (1973).
7 gru 2022 · Perceived as a threat to humans, livestock, and game animals, the species was nearly extinct by the mid-1950s. Today, the primary threats to the remaining panther population are habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation.
Located within the heart of Florida's Big Cypress Basin, Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge protects core habitat for the endangered Florida panther and all native wildlife who roam within the apex predator’s habitats.
