The 166-pound panther was captured in January when hunting dogs chased it up a tree in southwest Florida, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Florida Fish and ...

The Florida panther, a symbol of the state's wild beauty, is in a perilous fight for survival. This iconic creature, once a common sight throughout the southeastern United States, is now facing ...

The heaviest wild Florida panther ever recorded in the state has been caught by research scientists—who discovered it weighed 166 pounds. The Florida panther is a type of cougar or mountain lion ...

At least 239 Florida panthers have died in vehicular collisions in the past 10 years, according to Panther Crossing, an organization dedicated to reducing deaths of the animals due to cars.The ...

Florida biologists recently captured the heaviest Florida panther ever recorded as part of a research effort involving the endangered wildcats. The adult male panther, which was set free after ...

Collier County is the Florida panther capital of the planet. And while Palm Beach County is often referred to as the world's golfing capital, Collier County on Florida's Southwest coast actually ...

A team of Florida researchers recently captured and collared what they say is the heaviest panther ever caught in the state. The big cat, a male, weighed 166 pounds, according to a statement by the ...

Three dozen endangered Florida panthers died this year, the most in nearly a decade, according to the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. It's the most panther deaths since 2016 ...

The county is also home to the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge. On Nov. 26, the number of deaths hit 30, which surpassed every year since 2018. Now as the total goes up, ...

A panther named Athena looks out from her enclosure at the Naples Zoo during a Sierra Club tour of Florida panther country on Jan. 15, 2025, in Naples. (Lynne Sladky/The Associated Press) ...

Last year, panther road kills were at about half the level they have been in recent years. "Well, last year was a low tally at 13 mortalities; this year is back up to 28 as of today, which is more ...

Only 13 panther deaths were recorded in south Florida in 2023, and some panther advocates worried that the low number of documented deaths suggested that the population may be on the decline.