Florida Panther

A USF study showed overwhelming bipartisan support for various environmental and conservation policies,, including the Florida Wildlife Corridor Act and protecting natural habitats and endangered species.

Conservationists have a five-amendment rights of nature ballot drive going on right now. This is the second in a series looking at each of the rights of nature amendments.

We check back in with WUSF reporter Steve Newborn about recent developments in panther protections. His feature story about a National Geographic cover story highlighting the endangered species first aired in April.

Lawmakers also doubled to $100 million funding for Florida Forever, which preserves environmentally sensitive lands. They agreed to put $300 million from federal stimulus funding toward land conservation.

On this week’s Florida Matters, WUSF reporter Steve Newborn has a conversation with two Floridians profiled in the piece.

A Tampa-based photographer and a Florida panther biologist featured in April's National Geographic magazine say the state's population of the big cat is growing but serious risks remain.

Land development is threatening the Florida panther—just one endangered species impacted by money and politics.

The third death of a Florida panther this year was reported last week. Twenty-two such deaths were reported in 2020.

Twenty-two panthers were killed in 2020, compared to 27 panther in 2019 and 30 panthers in 2018.

At least 20 Florida panthers have died this year, mostly because of people.

An executive order signed by President Trump in June to accelerate the nation's economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is helping developers sidestep key environmental laws in order to fast-track projects.

Florida's state animal has never had it very good. The Florida Panther was shot at, run off its hunting grounds and hemmed in by roads and development. It…