Florida's rarest animal has been facing declining numbers for years. With recent environmental changes, it may have just hit the point of no return.

A mere 10 to 20 Florida panthers roamed South Florida in 1967, the year the beleaguered animal made a list of endangered species. Today the estimate is a little more than 200 of the big cats ...

Habitat development, Burmese pythons, ... Some wildlife advocates and agencies have painted the Florida panther as an animal that beat extinction, ...

For Immediate Release, February 11, 2010. Contact: Michael Robinson, (575) 313-7017. Critical Habitat Denied for the Endangered Florida Panther. SILVER CITY, N.M.— In a blow to the endangered Florida ...

41 years ago, Floridians proudly proclaimed we care about the Florida Panther by voting for it to be our state animal. It’s an eloquent example of Floridians working together towards a common goal.

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida panther is the Sunshine State’s animal, and it’s also in trouble. 🌴 SPECIAL COVERAGE: Protecting Paradise 🌴. For those that are left, the places ...

The first time I saw Florida’s official state animal, it was dead. But only one critter can be called the official state animal, and that’s the Florida panther. The state’s schoolchildren ...

Environmental groups are worried the federal government may soon change the listing status of Florida’s vaunted panther, an animal that's been brought back from the brink of extinction over the ...

VENUS — In a move that has never been tried before by the federal government, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials want to pay big landowners to maintain their property as good panther habitat.