But the Dems picked the iconic panther and official state animal on purpose. "The Florida panther won’t back down from a fight,” Florida Democratic Party chair Nikki Fried said at the event.

Establishing a Florida panther breeding population in Osceola County is a goal for state officials and environmentalists, but ...

This has been the deadliest year for the iconic Florida state animal since 2016, McClatchy News previously reported. With only about 120 to 230 panthers estimated to be left in the wild ...

What do nine Hawaiian snails have in common with the Texas longhorn, the Florida panther and the California grizzly bear?

“This little panther’s tragic death illustrates the dire need for wildlife officials and state ... Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's database. The main threat the animal ...

Spotting a panther on ranchlands here offers encouragement for a primary strategy to save Florida’s state animal, a rare population of cougar of which just 120 to 230 remain. Once spread across ...