Environmental Science Save Our Species campaign 2014

2. They prowl in the woodlands and swamps
throughout the southeast.
A male panthers home range averages
275 square miles.
They can travel up to 15 to 20 miles a day.
They move in a zig zag pattern.
Travel and hunt during the cool hours of
the night.
They can live up to 12 to 15 years in the
wild.

3. We are the big reason why Florida
Panthers are endangered.
They are killed by cars and trucks.
Hunters still shoot Panthers reguraly.
Their health and habitat also contribute to
being endangered.

4. Their habitat is secured and enhanced.
Programs are underway to breed panthers
in captivity for later release back in the
wild.
Scientists are exploring ways to increase
the genetic variability of panthers through
cross breeding with closely related
subspecies.

5. An efficient hunter.
Their 150 pounds and can measure up to
7 feet long.
They are built to hunt live prey, such as
deer and wild hogs.
If these aren’t available they will also eat
racoons armadillos and even alligators.
They can run up to 35 mph but for only a
few hundred yards.

6. They are a very beautiful and elegant
animal.
They’re brownish with white bellies.
They are very closely related to a cougar.