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∙ 12y agothe Florida panther is a race of puma.
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What is the Florida panther?
The Florida panther is a subspecies of the cougar or mountain lion - Puma concolor coryi.
What is the scientific for a Florida panther?
Puma Concolor Coryi.
What group is the Florida panther in?
leopard phanther puma and cougar mountain lion
What are the places that save the puma?
The only puma population in trouble is the Florida race. See Florida panther website for more info. Just key in "Florida Panther", and you will go to the site. Very informative insite on the plight of this animal and what is being done to preserve it.
What is the species of a Florida panther?
It is a race of the cougar or mountain lion, also called puma.
How many endangered pumas are in the world?
The only puma subspecies endangered is the Florida race, known as "Florida panther". Around 80 survive.
Is puma extinct?
No, the population of pumas is quite healthy and only the Florida panther is critically endangered.
What is being done prevent extinction for pumas?
The puma species is considered of Least Concern by the IUCN. However, in most states in the USA (excluding Texas) there are laws that regulate the hunting of pumas. However, the Florida panther (a puma subspecies) is considered Critically Endangered. There are efforts underway to preserve the habitat of the Florida panther, although there is controversy among scientists about what habitat is the most important for the Florida panther.
Why puma are endangered?
Puma's are becoming endangered because poachers are killing puma's and are selling the puma's fur or hide to people world wide and make millions of money. Puma's are the same thing as a Cougar or Mountain lion. The puma or mountain lion is not an endangered species. Listed as least concern by the IUCN. The Florida panther, a race endemic to Florida is endangered however, but the species as a whole is not.
What is being done to help save the puma?
Habitat has been set aside for the puma or mountain lion. The race known as the "Florida panther", is the only endangered subspecies, however.
How did cougars become in dangered?
The cougar, mountain lion, panther, or puma is not an endangered species. Only the Florida subspecies is endangered.
Why are panthers indangered?
The term panther is a generic term used for leopards, pumas, and jaguars. There is no species "panther". At present, the snow and Amur leopard, and the Florida race of the puma, are endangered.
