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Sierra Club Warns of Climate Change Effects on Florida Panther
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Simone
- 9 days ago - advocacy.britannica.com
Sierra Club has joined the Center for Biological Diversity, who previously filed a petition to designate 4,860 square miles--roughly 3 million acres--to be protected as critical habitat in southern Florida. Florida panthers have appeared in other news
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Sierra Club Petitions to Have Critical Habitat for Endangered Florida Panther
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Simone
- 24 days ago - news-press.com
The Sierra Club today filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to designate critical habitat for the endangered Florida panther. Such a designation would help the panther survive sea level rise and other impacts of global warming.
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ACTION ALERT: Save Critical Habitat for the Florida Panther!!
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Simone
- 24 days ago - secure2.convio.net
Although the Florida Panther was originally declared an endangered species by the federal government in 1967, the amendment to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) which required each species so listed to also have 'designated critical habitat' did not go
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ACTION ALERT: Help Florida Panthers !!!
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Simone
- 60 days ago - capwiz.com
Florida Panthers and other wildlife need your help to survive Turner River Crossing. Vehicle collisions are a leading cause of death for Florida panthers -- one of the most endangered wild cats in the world.
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ACTION ALERT: Save Critical Habitat for the Florida Panther!!
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Simone
- 114 days ago - animalrights.change.org
No protected habitat exists for the Florida panther, the only big cat east of the Mississippi. Fewer than 100 individuals remain, making the Florida Panther one of America's most endangered species. The Interior Department has the ability under the
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Endangered Florida Panther Shot in Georgia
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Simone
- 126 days ago - examiner.com
In Troup County, Georgia, in 2008, a hunter was waiting in his tree stand for deer when he spotted and shot an animal he'd never seen in that area before: a cougar. He reported his kill to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, after which the
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Georgia Panther Shooting Makes No Sense
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Simone
- 126 days ago - blogs.theledger.com
The Georgie panther killed is a Florida panther.What's less clear is why the cat was shot in the first place and whether there will be any charges filed against the hunter for killing an endangered species. The unprovoked shooting--the hunter was in a
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Designate Critical Habitat for the Endangered Florida Panther- Please Sign PETITION
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Simone
- 244 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The Florida panther is one of the most endangered animals in the world - current estimates place the population at only 80 to 100 individuals. Unfortunately, 45,000 acres in the panther's remaining habitat - an area twice the size of Miami - is currently
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Gov. Crist Draws Attention to Florida Panther
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Cher
- 275 days ago - tcpalm.com
"It is proper and fitting for all Floridians to pause and reflect on the plight of the Florida panther and the task of preserving this rare component of Florida's diverse natural resources as a legacy to generations of Floridians yet to come,"
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Growing Up With the Florida Panther
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Cher
- 422 days ago - naplesnews.com
A rebounding panther population in Collier County is cause for celebration among conservationists, but with that victory come the problems inherent as panthers and humans both spread into new territory.
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Defenders of the Wild - Florida Panther Recovery Efforts
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Simone
- 608 days ago - defenders.org
Fewer than 100 Florida panthers are left in the United State today. Once ranging across eight southeastern states, they are now isolated in south Florida. Unchecked development has pushed panthers into a tiny fraction of their historic range and
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Florida Panther Population Fell to Just Six
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Simone
- 630 days ago - environment.newscientist.com
As bottlenecks go, they don't get much narrower. Florida panthers, nearly wiped out in the early 20th century, dropped to a population size of as little as six animals. A genetic analysis now shows this could have included just one female, meaning
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Protect the Florida Panther or Lose Her Forever
Animals  (tags: florida panther, protection, conservation, extinction, habitat, endangered )

Simone
- 630 days ago - bigcatrescue.org
Only 80 to 100 panthers still remain in Florida, making this one of the most rare and endangered mammals in the world. Florida Panthers are usually found in pinelands, hardwood hammocks, and mixed swamp forests. Adult males may range over an area of 200
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Florida Panthers Face Hazards Before Adulthood
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Simone
- 695 days ago - news-press.com
It was a great year in 2007 for the Florida panther, despite a record breaking number of road-kill deaths. State biologists said 43 panther kits were born, more than any other year during the past decade. Experts say there are probably more than
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The Florida Panther in a League of Its Own
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Simone
- 713 days ago - tbnweekly.com
Threats remain for the panther as it struggles to survive. Continued loss of habitat forces the panther to roam near highways and other roads where vehicles become its greatest enemy. The panther trust fund was developed partially to help aid in the
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