Monday 29 December 2008

Panther sightings on the rise

Hi there map lovers!

Hope you had a great Christmas, and that you enjoyed tracking Santa across the world's skies. Back down to earth, and here in Florida we have had some exciting news regarding the native panther and the rise in sightings of this big cat.

The Interagency Florida Panther Response Team annual report: 2007-2008 offers some really encouraging news of the increase in panther-human interaction, which at least means the repopulation program is working. Check out the link here to read the report, and check out the actual satellite images recording the sightings and what happened where and when.

The one below shows human-panther conflicts in the Naples area, including one confirmed encounter in the past year.


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