Florida Panther

Lawmakers also doubled to $100 million funding for Florida Forever, which preserves environmentally sensitive lands. They agreed to put $300 million from federal stimulus funding toward land conservation.

On this week’s Florida Matters, WUSF reporter Steve Newborn has a conversation with two Floridians profiled in the piece.

A Tampa-based photographer and a Florida panther biologist featured in April's National Geographic magazine say the state's population of the big cat is growing but serious risks remain.

The third death of a Florida panther this year was reported last week. Twenty-two such deaths were reported in 2020.

Twenty-two panthers were killed in 2020, compared to 27 panther in 2019 and 30 panthers in 2018.

At least 20 Florida panthers have died this year, mostly because of people.

An executive order signed by President Trump in June to accelerate the nation's economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is helping developers sidestep key environmental laws in order to fast-track projects.

Florida's state animal has never had it very good. The Florida Panther was shot at, run off its hunting grounds and hemmed in by roads and development. It…

Florida's state animal has never had it very good. The Florida Panther was shot at, run off its hunting grounds and hemmed in by roads and development. It…

Environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging plans to widen roadways in primary habitat for the endangered Florida panther, the…

Two endangered Florida panthers have been found dead in as many days, bringing the total number of deaths this year to 26.The Florida Fish and Wildlife…

A new study shows that a breeding program that paired endangered Florida panthers with Texas pumas likely has helped save the official state animal from…