Monday 26 August 2019

NEWSLINK: Mystery illness makes Florida panthers stagger and fall

The Florida panther is an endangered species with only between 120 to 230 adults in existence

Two panthers pace a sandy path, looking lithe and light on their feet. A younger cat staggers after them like a drunkard, lurching in and out of the undergrowth and falling several times.

Wildlife officials fear that the stumbling cat, caught on camera, may have a mysterious neurological disorder that appears to have affected panthers in several counties of Florida, where the big cats are a state symbol.

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