Also known as the North American cougar, the Florida panther plays an important ... Urban expansion has increasingly forced panthers into areas dominated by humans, leading to dangerous encounters ...

"They've been kind of cornered into this little area of Southwest ... State Forest last August. Florida panthers resemble the cougars and pumas found in the American West, with beige or tan ...

Florida panthers are facing an increasingly urgent threat from traffic - In January, an endangered Florida panther became the first to die this year in a vehicle collision ...