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Cats as American state animals

PoC avatarPosted on November 3, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 4, 2019

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 →

Posted in Human to cat relationship | Tagged America, american bobcat, calico cat, Florida Panther, maine coon cat

Catastrophe: Florida panther species stricken with ataxia. Deliberate poisoning?

PoC avatarPosted on August 26, 2019 by Michael BroadAugust 26, 2019

If they can’t walk, they can’t run. If they can’t run they can’t hunt. If they can’t hunt they can’t eat and that means they die… The endangered Florida panther is staggering around its ever diminishing habitat in Florida, USA … Continue reading →

Posted in Puma | Tagged ataxia, florida bobcat, Florida Panther | Leave a reply

Economic expansion in Florida trumps Florida panther conservation

PoC avatarPosted on January 2, 2019 by Michael BroadJanuary 2, 2019

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 →

Posted in Puma | Tagged conservation, Florida, Florida Panther, puma | 4 Replies

Puma/bobcat Hybrid Florida?

PoC avatarPosted on May 7, 2018 by Michael BroadOctober 27, 2018

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 →

Posted in Hybrid cat | Tagged bobcat, florida bobcat, Florida Panther, hybrid cat, puma | 69 Replies

Cougars in Eastern USA are Florida Panthers, Escaped Captives or Have Dispersed from the West

PoC avatarPosted on January 26, 2018 by Michael BroadJanuary 26, 2018

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 →

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Do black pumas (cougars) exist?

PoC avatarPosted on August 19, 2013 by Michael BroadAugust 19, 2013

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 →

Posted in Cat Coats, melanistic, Puma, Wild Cat Species | Tagged black panther, cougar, Florida Panther, melanism, melanistic wildcats, puma | 1 Reply

Unknown Florida Wildcat

PoC avatarPosted on May 27, 2012 by Michael BroadAugust 26, 2019

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 →

Posted in Wild Cat Species | Tagged cougar sightings, Florida Panther, sightings, wild cat species, Wild Cat Species Comment | 49 Replies

The Original Florida Panther Was Black

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2012 by Michael BroadAugust 19, 2013

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 →

Posted in Puma, Wild Cat Species | Tagged floirda cougar, Florida Panther, puma | Leave a reply

I saw a Florida panther in Marion Oaks, Florida

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2012 by Michael BroadAugust 26, 2019

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 →

Posted in Puma, Wild Cat Species | Tagged floirda cougar, Florida Panther, puma, sightings | 29 Replies

Can Florida Panthers Be Saved from Extinction?

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2012 by Michael BroadMay 25, 2012

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 →

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