At Big Cat Rescue we often try
to help others understand why
the cat populations are going
down in places like Asia and
Africa. We sometime forget
that this is happening in our
own backyard. Take a look at
the current situation of the
Florida Panther. Even though
their numbers are slightly
higher than reported in the
1980â??s
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At Big Cat Rescue we often try
to help others understand why
the cat populations are going
down in places like Asia and
Africa. We sometime forget
that this is happening in our
own backyard. Take a look at
the current situation of the
Florida Panther. Even though
their numbers are slightly
higher than reported in the
1980â??s after decades of over
hunting there are more killed
on the roads than ever before.
In 2006 we had 11 endangered
panthers killed by vehicles.
And in 2007 we have 15 so far.
Their total population is an
estimated 80-100.
*you will hear Brian say 14
twice in the video as in the
time it took from filming to
producing another cat was
killed)
What will be the future of
these predators here in
Florida?
For more info on the Panther
(cougar/ mountain lion etcâ?¦)
go to:
http://myfwc.com/panther
*Special thanks to those that
appeared in this video and
those who helped me collect
panther data.

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