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Florida panthers are the larger of Florida’s two native cat species (panthers and bobcats). Florida panthers have been documented throughout much of the peninsula and even into Georgia. The core population, however, is found south of Lake Okeechobee.
17 maj 2024 · Protect the last remaining habitat in Southwest Florida. Expanding the current range in Southwest Florida to the panther’s historical range, Southeastern United States. Reintroduce populations in science-based priority sites across the Southeastern United States.
You can view telemetry locations of individual panthers (identified by their uniquely assigned ID number and divided into groups of 10), road kill and other mortality locations, human-panther interactions, depredation locations, and panther habitat information.
9 lip 2024 · The project included comparisons between panther habitat and other listed species habitat priorities, protection opportunities, and potential future threats.
The Florida panther is more than just an icon for Florida’s last wild places. It is a conservation keystone. The panther is an umbrella species with the largest terrestrial home range in the state, protecting dozens of other species in its domain.
17 maj 2024 · The conservation of Florida panther habitats is especially important because they rely on the forest’s protection, specifically hardwood hammock, cypress swamp, pineland, and hardwood swamp, for their survival. The Federation has a long history of engaging in panther protection.
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.
