Establishing a Florida panther breeding population in Osceola County is a goal for state officials and environmentalists, but obstacles are formidable and time is running out for the endangered ...

They've gone from $5 a scalp to the official state animal, yet Florida panthers remain at the mercy of people and development ...

While the International Cat Association recognizes 71 unique breeds of cats ... cat — but while this house cat may look like a tiny panther, it doesn’t carry the DNA of wild cats any more ...

Environmentalists and state officials hope to establish a second breeding population of the panther in Central Florida ... fraught with challenges. The big cats must make a perilous journey ...