In early January, an endangered 2-year-old Florida male panther known as UCFP479 became the first to die this year in a vehicle collision along a rural southwestern Florida road. Two weeks later ...

The Florida panther species has been listed as endangered since 1973, but new proposed legislation puts it in jeopardy.

Two rare animals in Florida died within days of each other from vehicle collisions in nearly back-to-back blows for the endangered species. A male Florida panther estimated to be 4 to 5 years old was ...

A zoo has been accused of overfeeding their animals after visitors were left shocked by an overweight big cat. In the footage, taken at the Chengdu Zoo in southwestern China, a black panther can ...

The panther population at one point in the 1990s dropped to around 50 animals, in part because of inbreeding that caused numerous health problems.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A car hit and killed a Florida panther on Wednesday, marking the second reported death of the state's endangered species in 2025. According to the Florida Fish and ...

Conservation Florida recently purchased 17 parcels of land within the Fakahatchee Strand from Avatar Properties, a descendant of Gulf American, to further expand the protected habitat. Such land ...

Researchers were able to meet the kittens during an assessment, which they say helps provide valuable insight and data into ...

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The death toll of Florida panthers for this year continues to rise after the fourth panther death was recorded on March 10. Thirty-six Florida panther deaths were recorded by the Florida Fish and ...

At the Palm Beach Zoo, families gathered Saturday for the 2nd Annual Save the Panther Day event. Panther numbers on the rise ...

The Panther team assessed K525, K526, and K527 this week. According to a post by FWC on social media, assessments are conducted when kittens are between two and four weeks old, using data from the ...