In the early 1970s, many biologists feared they were chasing nothing more than a “walking ghost.” The Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi), which once roamed across the entire Southeastern United ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — ZooTampa announced the death of one of its longtime residents, an endangered Florida panther named Calusa, “Lucy,” on Sunday. “A few years ago, she was diagnosed with cancer, and ...

TAMPA, Fla. — ZooTampa at Lowry Park has a new permanent resident: Loper, a Florida panther who will be, for the time being, in rehabilitation while he heals. Staff at the zoo said in a statement on ...

The honey-colored Florida panther inhabits the southwest corner of the state, mostly occupying a remote swath of cypress swamps, sawgrass prairies and other natural and agricultural lands that ...