Southwest Florida is being converted from native habitat to urbanization faster than nearly any other region in the United States. Male panthers can measure as much as seven feet from nose to tail. They can weigh more than 100 pounds. Adults have light tawny fur, a pale grey underbelly and longer, more slender tails and legs than other mountain lions. Panther kittens are spotted for the first year, helping to camouflage them against predators.
Females give birth to one to four kittens.
Panthers hunt wild hogs, deer and raccoons. Their favorite environment is hardwood hammocks and pine flatwood forests. Our long-range goal is the recovery of the Florida panther. To achieve this, we are quickly taking steps to stop the rapid urbanization of southwest Florida s rural lands. This lawsuit is one of those steps.