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| Fergus, C. | |
| The Florida panther verges on extinction | |
| 1991 Science (251): 1178-1180 | |
Two weeks ago biologists from the Florida Game and fresh water fish commission captured a Florida panther kitten and displayed it briefly to the press before whisking it away to White Oak Plantation near Yulee. There, the 6 month old male will become the first animal in a breeding program intended to save the Florida panther, which is one of the most critically endangered mammals in the world. Only 30 to 50 Florida panthers are left in the shrinking wild areas south of Lake Okeechobee, and advocares of the captive breeding program say this could be the last chance to save this cougar subspecies from extinction. |
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