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US Fish and Wildlife Service: Florida Panther Recovery Plan

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New Habitat for Florida Panthers

In the next several years, Florida panthers may be on the move. Introducing the panthers into Central or North Florida, or even other Southeastern states might be part of a Federal plan to restore panther populations. John Kasbohm is a biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...

With roughly 80 panthers in the entire Florida panther population, many find it surprising that the species is in need of more land. And federal agencies are considering plans that might introduce panthers where they present aren't: Central or North Florida, or in other, Southeastern states. John Kasbohm is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist...

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Issues in Panther Recovery

As federal scientists work on a plan to restore Florida's panther population, and consider re-introducing the species in parts of Florida and other Southeastern states, they're dealing with a variety of issues. Biologist John Kasbohm says the first questions come from science..

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Range of the Florida Panther

Latest estimates put the population of the Florida panther at about 80, all in South Florida. Federal scientists say in order for that number to grow, the panther will need more land, perhaps requiring the re-introduction of the cats into other parts of Florida or other Southeastern states. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Biologist John Kasbohm...

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The Future of Panther Recovery

While scientists have had some success increasing South Florida's panther population, their greater hope is to reintroduce the cat in appropriate areas around the Southeast U.S.. But, says fish and wildlife biologist John Kasbohm, any reintroduction is years and dozens of public hearings away...