Wildlife officials accidentally captured the heaviest Florida panther ever documented during a routine population check.

The heaviest wild Florida panther ever recorded in the state has been caught by research scientists—who discovered it weighed ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) biologists recently captured the heaviest Florida panther ever ...

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reproduction and habitat use and help build strategies to help the animal's population recover. According to the agency, Florida panthers and bobcats are the only two wild cats that can be found ...

Just two years ago, in 2023, only 13 panthers died, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's database. The main threat the animal is facing is habitat loss. New ...

One way to reduce these deaths is to install wildlife crossings — underpasses (and sometimes overpasses) that animals can use ...