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Counting the Florida Panther

The Florida Panther, nearly extinct in the 1970s and 80s, has made a comeback of sorts. But because these top-level predators need lots of room, further increases in number will depend greatly on new lands they might occupy. Darrell Land is a state panther biologist...

Breeding new life for Florida Panthers

Scientists say Florida's panther population is perhaps the greatest it's been in the past fifty years. At 75 to 100 cats, it is double the level seen in the 70s and 80s. State biologist Darrell Land credits a relatively new, special breeding program...

Restoring the Florida Panther

While state biologists celebrate new population levels for the Florida Panther, they say they still have far to go toward making the big cats self-sufficient here. Present population of 75 to 100 cats is double that of the 70s and 80s and perhaps the greatest panther population of the past 50 years. But state biologist Darrell Land says even 50 years ago, the numbers were depressed...

Panthers and the need for land

Scientists say they're pleased with increases in Florida's panther population: perhaps 75 to 100 of the big cats are alive now, double the number from 20 years ago. At the same time, scientists say further growth will be challenging because, as top-level predators, the animals need land, lots of it. Darrell Land is a state biologist...

Preserving panther habitat

State biologists say the parts of South Florida preserved as panther habitat are about saturated with the big cats. And while that means several years of a breeding project have helped, state biologist Darrell Land says it is time to turn attention to a need for more panther habitat...