Endangered species Florida panther at Wootens Airboat Rides attraction in Everglades, Florida
Florida panther at Everglades Wooten s Airboat rides The Florida panther is a critically endangered representative of cougar Puma concolor that lives in the low pinelands palm forests and swamps of southern Florida in the United States Males weigh about 150 pounds and live within a range that includes the Big Cypress National Preserve Everglades National Park and the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge This population the only unequivocal cougar representative in the eastern United States currently occupies only 5 of its historic range The panther needs large wilderness areas for its survival Federally listed as endangered since 1967 the Florida panther is down to 80 to 100 individuals These few animals are threatened by further habitat loss collisions with cars the ill effects of inbreeding and high levels of mercury in their prey
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Location: Everglades, Florida
Photo credit: © Linda Sikes / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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