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The Florida panther had for a long time been considered a unique cougar subspecies, with the scientific name Felis concolor coryi proposed by Outram Bangs in 1899. [11] A genetic study of cougar mitochondrial DNA showed that many of the purported cougar subspecies described in the 19th century are too similar to be recognized as distinct. [ 12 ]
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The sub-population in Florida is known as the Florida panther. Over 130 attacks have been documented in [1] North America in the past 100 years, with 28 attacks resulting in fatalities. Fatal cougar attacks are extremely rare and occur much less frequently than fatal snake bites, fatal lightning strikes, or fatal bee stings.
The 26,400-acre (107 km 2) refuge was established in 1989 under the Endangered Species Act by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, [1] to protect the endangered Florida panther, as well as other threatened plant and animal species. The Florida panther is the only cougar population found east of the Mississippi River. [2]
Florida is offering speciality license plates to help pay for the research, monitoring and conservation efforts of the Florida panther.
Carlton Ward, a conservation photographer for National Geographic, will discuss his work documenting and researching the Florida panther. Carlton Ward to bring 'Path of the Panther' to Garden Club ...
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The North American cougar (Puma concolor couguar) is a cougar subspecies in North America. It is the biggest cat in North America ( North American jaguars are fairly small), [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and the second largest cat in the New World . [ 6 ]