The Florida panther can be a thorn in the side of economic growth and a barrier to improving the lives of the people of Florida – discuss. It is bit of an anomaly in that it is the only puma … continue reading…
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 activity we have brought many wild cat species to their … continue reading…
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 said, and regrettably, it seems that the experts are not … continue reading…
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) New Hampshire: Bobcat (wild cat and state mammal) 2015. Maine: … continue reading…
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 working on it. It it is very serious and it … continue reading…
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 on economic expansion in the USA together with the resultant … continue reading…
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 is no escaping that conclusion. The cat is about the … continue reading…
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 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It looks as … continue reading…
Black pumas are melanistic pumas (aka: cougars, mountain lions). They are also called black panthers. Melanistic leopards and jaguars are also called black panthers. Jordan Carlton Schaul of the University of Alaska says that black jaguarundis are also referred to … continue reading…
by Tom Haddad (goldsboro, NC) I saw a large strange cat in 1988 in port St.Lucie/Stuart fla. – My wife saw 2 of them. I have tried on many occasions to identify this cat This was in my front yard, … continue reading…
I am a Florida native. My family goes back before Florida was a state. I used to see the panther in Inverness (see map) when I was a child and they were black, they are now the color they are … continue reading…
by Jonathan Figueroa (Tampa FL.) I know this sound unreal but me and one other person about 15 years ago each spotted a “Florida panther” in Marion Oaks, Florida in the western side of Marion County, Florida. I know the … continue reading…
Can Florida Panthers Be Saved from Extinction? by Sylvia Ann (Washington state, U.S.A.) Puma – there are almost no photos of the Florida puma. Photo by rbglasson (Flickr) What are their chances of survival? Since my cougar lore is shaky, … continue reading…
