Wildlife officials accidentally captured the heaviest Florida panther ever documented during a routine population check.

Biologists recently captured, collared and released a very stout male cat. When they weighed him, they realized he was the ...

They've gone from $5 a scalp to the official state animal, yet Florida panthers remain at the mercy of people and development ...

DESCRIPTION: A type of puma, the Florida panther is generally rust-colored on its back, tawny on its sides, and pale gray underneath. Adult males weigh an average of 116 pounds and females 75 pounds.

The Florida panther, a subspecies of puma, has faced dire straits in the past and recovered. In the 1980s and ’90s, as few as 20 estimated panthers remained in the wild as a result of population ...

The resilient mountain lion goes by many names: puma, cougar, panther, catamount and even “ghost cat.” Over the past century in California, it has survived habitat loss and government-sponsored ...