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As Florida struggles through this recession the endangered Florida panther has benefited. Even though the panther is that state animal, some people are asking if trying to save the animal will impede the progress of more development. Because of the foreclosed or unsold homes people are starting to make plans for new communities. The panther needs a lot of room to survive and there territories have been over lapped by the human communities. With the 100 panthers left alive cars have become a major problem for these animals, in 2009 alone there was 8 Florida panthers killed by cars.
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National Geographic News
The Florida Panther is Florida's state animal. It is estimated that only 80 Florida Panthers remain in the wild. The Florida Panther was placed on the endangered species list in 1967. About 30 to 35 juvenile and adult Florida Panthers wear radio collars as part of the Florida Panther Recovery Program. Download the PDF file to the right for detailed information about the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge. (PDF is 2 MB so it will take awhile to download.)
Florida Panther Fun Facts:
Adult male Panthers defend territories of around 200 sq. miles while female Panthers have territories of around 75 sq. miles.
Female Panthers generally have a litter of 1 to 3 kittens every other year.
Mothers stay with their young for about 1.5 to 2 years.
Males weight around 120 pounds and are 7 ft long from nose to end of tail. (Panther's tails are 2/3 of their body length.)
Panthers can leap more than 15 feet and can run 35 miles per hour for short distances.
Panthers like to eat deer and wild pigs.
Historically Florida Panthers lived in Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee and some think they reached into Texas. Today they only live in parts of Southern Florida including the Everglades and the Big Cypress Swamp. The Florida Panther is threatened by the destruction of their habitat, collisions with automobiles, and genetic defects caused by extensive inbreeding. The US Fish & Wildlife Service and many private organizations are fighting to save the Florida Panther from extinction. Read about the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge at the top right of this page.
http://www.eparks.org/wildlife_protection/wildlife_facts/florida_panther.asp
Florida Panther Fun Facts:
Adult male Panthers defend territories of around 200 sq. miles while female Panthers have territories of around 75 sq. miles.
Female Panthers generally have a litter of 1 to 3 kittens every other year.
Mothers stay with their young for about 1.5 to 2 years.
Males weight around 120 pounds and are 7 ft long from nose to end of tail. (Panther's tails are 2/3 of their body length.)
Panthers can leap more than 15 feet and can run 35 miles per hour for short distances.
Panthers like to eat deer and wild pigs.
Historically Florida Panthers lived in Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee and some think they reached into Texas. Today they only live in parts of Southern Florida including the Everglades and the Big Cypress Swamp. The Florida Panther is threatened by the destruction of their habitat, collisions with automobiles, and genetic defects caused by extensive inbreeding. The US Fish & Wildlife Service and many private organizations are fighting to save the Florida Panther from extinction. Read about the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge at the top right of this page.
http://www.eparks.org/wildlife_protection/wildlife_facts/florida_panther.asp
Humans are the main threat to the jaguar. A jaguar seldom, if ever, attacks humans unless it is cornered. Humans hunt the jaguar for sport, for its spotted hide, and to protect their domestic stock. The jaguar is endangered because it is hunted for its fur. Jaguars are reputed to be so destructive of cattle and horses that the larger. Poaching jaguars by hunting is still a problem, as there is a great demand for their coats. Today, there is still poaching, but not nearly as common as before. During the sixties and seventies, around 18,000 jaguars were killed every year for their beautiful coat. Formerly prized furs, such as those from the leopard, cheetah, or jaguar, may no longer be hunted in the countries where they are indigenous, and many other countries forbid their importation. The Federal Endangerment Species Act prohibits the importation and sale of these furs in the United States. In addition, special laws that protect certain North American species are enforced in the United States and in Canada, and wildlife refuges have been set up for the purpose of protecting the jaguar. The jaguar is a beautiful and graceful animal; it needs protection and conservation measures so they don't become extinct.
http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/jaguar.htm
http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/jaguar.htm
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ReplyDeletewhy cant they have a special place to put them so they dont get smushed by cars. cant the people that are in charge of where buildings can go do something else besides go a head and build in the panthers space?
ReplyDeletefor your second one i think that the people that are in the organization are doing a good thing to try and help them from becoming extinced.
ReplyDeletefor the thirsd one you have isnt illegal to hunt panthers and other animals like that? if not i think it should be because its hurrting the animals and it makes their population decreas. waht do you think should be done.
ReplyDeletei agree. florida should make a place where they can live freely and not worry about the hazzards of humans.
ReplyDeleteso then why dont they actualy do that find time to find a place where they wouldnt be around people and cars and other dangerous things
ReplyDeleteits such a sham that the jaguar has to share their habait with people, its not fair for them and us. what are the plains that the communntties are makein??
ReplyDeletecant they move some of the jaguar to a different place but in the same climate??
ReplyDeletei think the florida commutey is over populated in some ares but its absolty bad that a wild cat is interacting with humans, such as the cats geting hit by cars
ReplyDeletethats right, idont know why they wont do that for them, theyll be sorry when humans kill all of them
ReplyDeleteNick, i dont agree with what you just said because its not our fault that we have to share a spot with them. who ever is in charge of finding a place should do a better job at moving them away form us so we dont kill them.
ReplyDeletethats definately the best idea in order to save these animals
ReplyDeleteyeah i think so but how caome the people that build roads and other things around there dont see the proble to fix it so we dont kill the panthers
ReplyDeletethey most likely dont care. all they probably care about is getting paid
ReplyDeleteExtinction is a natural process...many species have become extincted in the past with no interaction with humans (ex: dinosaurs). However,it seems to me that the rate of extinctions across the board (with many animals) is rising...Do you think this is true? Or do you think that we have become a true technological society...in which information is readily available? In other words, has the extiniction of species really increased or are we just more aware of it?
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