Florida panther
noun
Flor·i·da panther
ˈflȯr-ə-də- 
ˈflär-
: a highly endangered cougar (Puma concolor couguar) whose range is now limited to southern Florida
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Only one in three Florida panthers makes it to their first birthday, so this litter has the same uphill battle to face as FP269’s last one.
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
For species from Florida panthers to California tiger salamanders to North Carolina’s red wolves, collisions pose an extinction-level threat.
—Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
Only about 200 Florida panthers are estimated to be left in the wild, the FWC’s Wildlife Research Institute shared in a Facebook post Monday.
—Olivia Lloyd, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
The latest Florida panther death was a 1-year-old male discovered just south of the Caloosahatchee River in Lee County on March 6, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
For species from Florida panthers to California tiger salamanders to North Carolina’s red wolves, collisions pose an extinction-level threat.
—Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
Only about 200 Florida panthers are estimated to be left in the wild, the FWC’s Wildlife Research Institute shared in a Facebook post Monday.
—Olivia Lloyd, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
The latest Florida panther death was a 1-year-old male discovered just south of the Caloosahatchee River in Lee County on March 6, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Florida panther.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Florida%20panther. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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