State wildlife officials surprised the conservation community this month by proposing to refocus the management of the Florida panther, suggesting the endangered status of the big cats in Southwest Florida may need to be reviewed.
The memo by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission staff and Commissioner Liesa Priddy suggests the agency focus its efforts on maintaining the panther population at a “sustainable level” in its primary territory and address a growing number of conflicts between landowners and the cats.
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