Thanks for visiting the Friends of the Florida Panther Refuge website. I hope you find the site interesting and educational. The Florida Panther is one of the most endangered large mammals in the United States. We estimate that only 50-60 adult panthers remain in South Florida.
Species go extinct as part of natural selection.
First, I would agree that extinction is part of the natural order, however the rate at which species are becoming endangered or going extinct far exceeds natural process and it is the result of the human deterioration of our environment . Actually, there are a great number of reasons to protect this cat. I would like to share a few with you. Early in mining history, miners brought down caged canaries deep into the mine shafts to let them know how safe the air was. The canaries, which are very sensitive to lack of air or dangerous air quality conditions, would become sick or perish long before the miners could detect an air problem.