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    characteristics of a mature Florida panther, picture a large cat that has no spots and consist of mainly one color. Florida panthers all consist of a solid tan body with a dark brown streak down their spine. The tip of the tail, behind the ears, and side of nose are all black, giving the panther some key characteristics to remember it by. Kittens of this species start of being grey with an arrangement of brown or black spots. On the tip of the tail unlike the mature panthers, they have five rings that

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    detect a Florida panther that was downwind (going into the wind) crouched low in the underbrush. Amber eyes however, estimated the distance between himself and the deer. Then at the right moment attacked the deer, with bounds at over twenty feet at a time the panther exploded out of the underbrush pouncing on the deer and forcing it to the ground. Within fifteen seconds that

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    2015 Florida Panther I did my report on the Florida Panther. Playing basketball as a Kentucky Wesleyan Panther, made me want to do research about one of the many species of panthers. These species are going through endangerment and will probably be extinct in the near future. They were listed in the Endangered Act in 1967, so one positive is they have held on for some years now. There are about eighty to about one hundred Florida panthers still living today. The historic range of the Florida panther

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    The Florida Panther

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    The Florida Panther is currently an endangered species of cougar that resides in the southern forests and swamps of Florida. While it is a species of the cougar, it is identified as a panther to be able to clearly distinguish between the other southernmost species of cougar in the United States. The Florida Panther is a carnivore with a diet based on the animals native to their region such as deer, wild hogs, and other small game like rabbits or raccoons. Normally they are solitary animals, their

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    For years now the Florida Panther has been listed on the endangered species list. Most people know of this fact, however; they do not know why. As with every other animal on the endangered species list, there are several factors that can possibly place these animals on this list. The Florida Panther is on the endangered species list due to car interactions, a growing human population, and substantial land developments, however; there are several precautions that one can take to help protect this

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    Florida Panther Species

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    Introduction: This lab report focus on the risk of extinction of the panther species of Florida due to habitat loss (urbanization), collisions road kill, intolerance and poor genetic diversity have been confined to this animal to live in a small part of South Florida become one of the most endangered mammals on the planet. About 160 cats remain in the wild. Therefore the objective of this report is to disseminate knowledge regarding the extinction of native species by identifying the mortality, its

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    The Florida panther is becoming close to extinction. The Florida panther is a subspecies of the cougar that lives in forests and swamps in southwest Florida. They primarily eat white-tailed deer, rabbits, birds and other small animals. Panthers are mostly active between dawn and dusk. Kittens rarely survive that’s why the panther is endangered and becoming close to extinction. The alert level for this issue is a high alert level for these animals because as the years go on the panther population

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    Analysis While the problems facing Florida panthers are well known to many, especially those who live in their current range, the effects of proposed conservation actions on these residents are less widely known. What shapes local residents’ opinions on these animals? Do opinions differ across the state? Why are ranchers unhappy about conservation efforts, and what can can be done to mitigate conflicts? Two separate groups of researchers out of the University of Florida set out to answer these questions

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    2015 NHL Draft: Florida Panthers Draft Review The Florida Panthers are on the verge of an identity crisis after missing the playoffs again for the 13th time in 14 seasons. For a fanbase that has only seen the playoffs four times since the team’s inception in 1993, General Manager Dale Tallon is facing a critical turning point for the franchise. The Panthers have young talent like Aaron Ekblad, Jonathan Huberdeau, Aleksander Barkov, among others but they haven’t been able to gain traction thanks

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    they are trying to drill in private property owned and protected by the Florida government; because there were reported sightings of wild panthers. Protecting the environment is an important theme in Scat by Carl Hiaasen. For example, one of the antagonists, Red Diamond Energy Corporation, does not seem to care about endangered panthers or committing felonies. Red Diamond Energy is an oil drilling corporation located in the Florida Everglades. The company is headed by Drake McBride, who is trying to

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