ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Fish and Wildlife biologists have collared the heaviest Florida panther recorded, weighing in at 166 pounds. This male panther will be a part of a long-term ...

Establishing a Florida panther breeding population in Osceola County is a goal for state officials and environmentalists, but obstacles are formidable and time is running out for the endangered ...

Florida panthers prey on an assortment of mammals, including opossums. But for one seemingly oblivious opossum recently, it must have been its lucky night. The accompanying footage, credited to ...

Florida panthers. Thirty-six of the endangered cats were killed by vehicle strike – the most since 2016. Yet Florida has no ...

"I do not personally think the panther can withstand these huge threats to its survival," says former federal panther ...

The video, taken in June 2024 as part of the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute’s efforts to monitor feline leukomyelopathy (FLM), offers a fascinating glimpse into Florida’s wildlife.

But one early morning in December, he saw something for the first time ever, far from its typical habitat — a Florida panther. “It was exciting,” said Overstreet, who confirmed the sighting ...

Yet Florida’s roads still carve wild areas ... “It was exciting,” said Overstreet, who confirmed the sighting of the male panther by collecting the cat’s scat and sending it in for analysis.