Biologists also collected blood and tissue samples as part of a comprehensive health assessment of the animal. “The GPS collars deployed on panthers allow researchers to track movement patterns ...
Florida biologists captured the heaviest panther ever recorded in the state as part of a research program into the endangered animal. The adult male panther weighed 166 pounds, according to the ...
The panther population at one point in the 1990s dropped to around 50 animals, in part because of inbreeding that caused numerous health problems. That led officials to import eight female Texas pumas ...