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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. [10] 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. [ 11 ]
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 Florida panther population is afforded protection under the Endangered Species Act. [100] [101] The Texas Mountain Lion Conservation Project was launched in 2009 and aimed at raising local people's awareness of the status and ecological role of the cougar and mitigating conflict between landowners and cougars. [102]
Data from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shows that 30 Florida panthers were found dead through the first 11 months of 2024. In 2013, only 13 big cats were found dead in the ...
A Florida panther was struck and killed by a vehicle on Nov. 22, making it the 30th panther death of the year in the state and marking a grim milestone: the number of Florida panthers that have ...
Florida Atlantic student Jacob Askin spent the past two years researching and attempting to see one of the state's rarest and most beautiful animals — the endangered Florida panther. It is the ...
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 ]
Call the FWC’s Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-3922 to report injured, sick or dead panthers or to report livestock or pet loss due to a Florida panther or bobcat. FWC biologists are ...