Information

The Florida panther is a subspecies of pumas. Florida panthers are habitat generalists adapted to a hot, wet climate. The Florida panther ranges throughout the southeastern of the United States. It was put on the endangered species list in 1967.

Immigration/Emigration

Florida panthers historically ranged throughout much of the eastern United States, from Arkansas and Louisiana across Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and parts of South Carolina and Tennessee. Today, the panther’s only known reproducing population lives on about 3,548 square miles in the Everglades region in south Florida. Florida panthers are nonmigratory.

Birth

Florida panthers can reproduce throughout the year but most often breed from December to March. Usually having about 2 to 3 kittens. Florida panthers generally live between eight and 15 years in the wild. When the kitten turns around 14 months old it will leave the mother. Males will tend to go out further then females.

Deaths

As shown on this graph one of the main cause of Florida panthers being killed is by vehicles and intraspecific aggresion which is basically another panther killed it. Most wild panthers die at the age of 12