Florida biologists captured the heaviest panther ever recorded in the state as part of a research program into the endangered animal's movements.

Biologists recently captured, collared and released a very stout male cat. When they weighed him, they realized he was the ...

The heaviest wild Florida panther ever recorded in the state has been caught by research scientists—who discovered it weighed 166 pounds. The Florida panther is a type of cougar or mountain lion, ...

Roughly 75 years ago the Florida panther, a unique subspecies of the North American cougar, was nearly extinct when there ...

Most live in southwest Florida in the Big Cypress Nat’l Preserve north to Lake Okeechobee. Panthers and bobcats are the only two wild cats found in Florida, and panthers are the larger of the two.

Although Florida panthers are the sunshine state's official animal mascot, only 120 to 230 of them remain in the wild, according to the FWC. In this latest catch and release, officials fitted the ...

(WFLA) — Florida Fish and Wildlife biologists have collared the heaviest Florida panther recorded, weighing in at 166 pounds. This male panther will be a part of a long-term research program ...

He was the heaviest wild Florida panther ever recorded. Biologists collared the big cat as part of an ongoing research project that uses GPS collars to track panther movements, study their health ...