Florida panther sneaks up on opossum, but outcome is a surprise
Florida panthers prey on an assortment of mammals, including opossums. But for one seemingly oblivious opossum recently, it ...
The past year was deadly for endangered Florida panthers. Why aren’t there more wildlife crossings?
Florida panthers. Thirty-six of the endangered cats were killed by vehicle strike – the most since 2016. Yet Florida has no ...
WPLG4d
Heaviest Florida Panther ever caught was found relaxing in tree
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission officers just caught the largest panther ever weighed in the sunshine state. The big cat ...
Naples Daily News11d
'Tour de Sprawl' highlights wildlands, species at risk from development in Collier, Lee
"I do not personally think the panther can withstand these huge threats to its survival," says former federal panther ...
Many animals, plants losing their genetic diversity, making them more vulnerable
Two-thirds of animal and plant populations are declining in genetic diversity, which makes it harder to adapt to ...
A North Carolina wildlife crossing will save people. Can it save the last wild red wolves too?
For decades, conservationists have pushed for changes to U.S. 64, a busy two-lane highway to the popular Outer Banks that runs straight through the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge – one of ...
Orlando Sentinel4d
The past year was deadly for endangered Florida panthers. Why aren’t there more wildlife crossings?
That permeability — or the ability for animals to move more freely around ... adds an additional level of uncertainty. An endangered Florida panther makes it’s way through a wooded area.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch6d
Many animals and plants are losing their genetic diversity, making them more vulnerable
Florida panthers are an endangered species that have steadily lost habitat to freeways and urban sprawl. By the mid-1990s, the remaining big cats in southern Florida showed clear signs of ...