Florida panther
noun
Flor·i·da panther
ˈflȯr-ə-də- 
ˈflär-
: a highly endangered cougar (Puma concolor couguar) whose range is now limited to southern Florida
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Two rare Florida panther kittens that appear to be siblings were killed together by vehicle strikes outside a Naples subdivision.
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Randy Kautz, a wildlife ecologist who helped write the state's Panther Recovery plan, said because of the bright lights, increased traffic and human presence at the site, Florida panthers would be pushed out of at least 2,000 acres of their habitat.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025
The facility sits next to the Big Cypress National Preserve and the Big Cypress Area, ecologically sensitive and protected areas that house threatened species including the Everglade snail kite, Florida panther, wood stork, and Florida bonneted bat.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
The Everglades is home to alligators, crocodiles, various snakes and the Florida panther, according the National Park Service.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 July 2025
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Randy Kautz, a wildlife ecologist who helped write the state's Panther Recovery plan, said because of the bright lights, increased traffic and human presence at the site, Florida panthers would be pushed out of at least 2,000 acres of their habitat.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025
The facility sits next to the Big Cypress National Preserve and the Big Cypress Area, ecologically sensitive and protected areas that house threatened species including the Everglade snail kite, Florida panther, wood stork, and Florida bonneted bat.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
The Everglades is home to alligators, crocodiles, various snakes and the Florida panther, according the National Park Service.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 July 2025
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