Florida Panther
Inbreeding of wild cats can lead to extinctions in the wild due to unviable population sizes
I feel that humankind is gradually approaching the time when we could argue that the inbreeding of some wild cat species might effectively extinguish them in the wild. Through human …
Conservation of the puma a.k.a. mountain lion – full discussion 2022
Introduction: This page has been refreshed, added-to and republished on February 1, 2022. It needed to be because assessments on conservation of wild species needs to be constantly updated. That …
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Cats as American state animals
There are five cats as state animals in America. Florida: Florida Panther (1982 – state animal – actually the state mammal) Maryland: Calico cat (state’s domestic animal and state mammal) …
Catastrophe: Florida panther species stricken with ataxia. Deliberate poisoning?
UPDATE: 10-4-21 – It looks like this is an epidemic of feline leukomyelopathy (FLM) which also affects bobcats. They think it might be a neurotoxin or a virus. They are …
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Economic expansion in Florida trumps Florida panther conservation
As always, business and economic expansion is more important, at the end of the day, to wild species conservation. And the Trump administration, as we well know, is very keen …
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Puma/bobcat Hybrid Florida?
Here are a couple of screenshots from a camera trap video in the Florida Everglades. The camera was positioned extremely well. The cat genuinely looks like a puma/bobcat hybrid. There …
Cougars in Eastern USA are Florida Panthers, Escaped Captives or Have Dispersed from the West
The Eastern Cougar has been extinct in America for at least 70 years. However, it remained on the Federal List of Threatened and Endangered Wildlife despite being classified as extinct …
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