Florida panther

In 2024, 36 panther deaths were recorded by state wildlife officials, the most since 2016. State statistics show the majority of those deaths resulted from collisions with vehicles including one that was struck by a train.

Environmentalists say planned communities — Kingston in eastern Lee and Bellmar in eastern Collier and both the size of small cities — could hurtle the Florida panther from the Endangered Species List to extinction.

Southwest Florida continues to expand east, conservationists fear the end is officially near for the Florida panther. The public has one more week to weigh in on a plan that essentially creates a city with critical panther habitat.

The deaths account for one third of the total in the state so far this year.

A mysterious disease is spreading through the already endangered Florida panther population, and dozens of wildlife scientists working to figure out how to stop it before any more of the beloved and endangered species remain crippled from it or die trying to live with it.

The film "Path of the Panther", produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, follows the endangered species and the people in Florida on the front lines trying to save the state's biggest cat. Tori Linder, another producer with the film, joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about growing up around Florida's wild environment and how this with ongoing efforts to save these creatures.

The Hendrie Ranch in Highlands County sold a 661-acre conservation easement along the Florida Wildlife Corridor, which will benefit the Florida panther

Colombia has its first left-wing president. It’s been one year since the tragic condo collapse in Surfside. We’re hearing from locals about the healing process. Plus, for Wildlife Thursday, we’re going to look at one of the most beloved species in the state — the Florida panther.

For the first time, the federal government is making a sizable investment in wildlife road crossings. The goal is to help slow extinctions and protect people from animal collisions.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week that it was considering stripping protections from two of Florida’s most iconic endangered species: the Florida panther and Key deer.

The population of the Florida panther once dwindled to below two dozen, but it has since rebounded to more than 200. Photographer Carlton Ward Jr. has made it his mission to photograph their progress.

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