Panther License Plate Florida panthers are the larger of Florida’s two native cat species (panthers and bobcats). Florida panthers have been documented throughout much of the peninsula and even into Georgia. The core population, however, is found south of Lake Okeechobee. Panthers are listed as...
And so as recently as the early 1990s, all these factors made the long-term prospect for the Florida panther rather bleak. But as you will see if you continue reading the other Genetics sections, the panther’s story does not end here....
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The Florida panther, as well as other North and South American puma populations, has historically not been infected by this virus. However, testing has shown increasing exposure of Florida panthers to the virus over the past 30 years, with many panthers developing active infections. While some ...
To date, we’ve documented 11 confirmed (8 bobcats and 3 panthers) and 37 probable (assessed mainly by trail camera footage; 18 bobcat and 19 panthers) cases of FLM across Florida. FLM Footage Footage of a Florida panther and a bobcat exhibiting signs of feline leukomyelopathy. August 24,...
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