Three dozen endangered Florida panthers died this year, the most in nearly a decade, according to the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. It's the most panther deaths since 2016 ...

But the Dems picked the iconic panther and official state animal on purpose. "The Florida panther won’t back down from a fight,” Florida Democratic Party chair Nikki Fried said at the event.

Three dozen endangered Florida panthers died this year, the most in nearly a decade, according to the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. It's the most panther deaths since 2016 ...

Three dozen endangered Florida panthers died this year, the most in nearly a decade, according to the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. It's the most panther deaths since 2016, when ...

Thirty-three Florida panther deaths have been reported this year, making 2024 one of the deadliest in modern history for the endangered state animal. Only 13 panther deaths were recorded in south ...

Two other male panthers died from vehicle strikes Dec. 21 and Dec. 23, rounding out the deadliest year for the state animal since 2016, McClatchy News previously reported. While Florida panthers ...

(U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP) Wildlife officials estimate that there are only around 200 or 230 Florida panthers left. That’s up from around 20 animals in the late 1960s. Inbreeding ...

FLORIDA — Florida panthers are facing an uphill battle - thirty-six of these endangered cats have been killed this year and three of those were this week alone. That’s nearly three times more ...

This has been the deadliest year for the iconic Florida state animal since 2016, McClatchy News previously reported. With only about 120 to 230 panthers estimated to be left in the wild ...

Just two years ago, in 2023, only 13 panthers died, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's database. The main threat the animal is facing is habitat loss. New ...