Florida panther on the brink of extinction makes a comeback

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Florida panthers, also known as ghost cats, were on the brink of extinction, with only a few dozen left in the wild. But in 2016, a miracle happened, and now there are almost 200 as the species makes a comeback. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
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@23cjohnston Жыл бұрын

What a comeback, all the way to the Stanley Cup. Love to see it

@C-McK Жыл бұрын

Was hoping to see a comment like this 😂

@markustucker9174 Жыл бұрын

@@C-McKsame i came here just for this comment 😂

@flashdoodle7135 Жыл бұрын

Same

@VenomBlazeCoCGaming Жыл бұрын

Same

@ImGettinWeird Жыл бұрын

Someone had to do it, I came here to do it myself

@Powderlover1 Жыл бұрын

As a Floridian, I grew up being told that our panthers were basically extinct. So glad to see them recover.

@S.Trades 5 ай бұрын

Yes, definitely!

@alanmcmillan6969 Жыл бұрын

Preserve these cats. Be proud of what you have.

@JSauer21 Жыл бұрын

Take some of the ones in Colorado while you're at it, they're getting overpopulated here. Not sure how a species that's not even endangered almost went "extinct", Florida isn't the whole world lol

@alanmcmillan6969 Жыл бұрын

@@JSauer21 But it is the only big cat in America. Be proud of that!

@jamessparkman6604 Жыл бұрын

@@alanmcmillan6969 here’s a great idea teach these creatures to hunt pythons in the Florida Everglades. They should lose their fear of pythons and get confident enough to hunt pythons big or small.

@sarahlovely Жыл бұрын

@@jamessparkman6604 not that easy bud

@jamessparkman6604 Жыл бұрын

@@sarahlovely that’s where all the hard work should come in handy for what it’s worth. Once they take the first bite of the python they’ll want to even more.

@juanfelipe1530 Жыл бұрын

Awesome. Proud to hear this as a floridian. Please, no matter your stance, democrat or republican lets keep doing this good work. Conservation and saving the panther should never have to be a dividing factor.

@thunderwatch8463 Жыл бұрын

100% this!

@yeahokbuddy2510 Жыл бұрын

Lol yet the democrats and mostly republicans constantly produce policies and laws that destroy nature. It’s ironic

@Faron837 Жыл бұрын

arent republicans the ones who support deregulating pollution and industry?

@johnnymcblaze Жыл бұрын

Florida panthers had a natural mutation that made them all black. Evidence has been released that proves realistate and development companies broke hundreds of laws to illegally remove them from their territory and then build over their habitat. So out of state cougars were moved from Texas, to Florida to help stop the public outcry, just in case the sheep ever figure it all out. The black Florida panther is gone, and people are so very stupid.

@johnnymcblaze Жыл бұрын

@@Faron837 The wealthy support deregulation and increased pollution, because they live in neighborhoods away from polluted rivers and toxic facilities. The trick is, you have to convince half of the peasant population into blaming the other half for everything, that way there's no accountability at the top, because most discussions dissolve into mindless arguments about identity politics.

@MeowNOVA Жыл бұрын

They are beautiful animals. They deserve to be free, have land and room to flourish.

@nancychace8619 Жыл бұрын

Very good to hear there is hope for these beautiful cats, and the ranchers, too.

@JbombTheGreat Жыл бұрын

Bob Ross (The Joy of Painting) would be glad to hear this. Bob mentioned Florida Panthers a couple times during episodes of The Joy of Painting T.V. series that aired in the 1980s and 1990s. At that time, he said he could remember hearing Florida Panthers crying out at night when they were more common during his childhood growing up in Florida. He said that "They are sort of rare now" when the episodes were airing in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Bob died in 1995. I'm sure he would have been happy to learn that their numbers are finally rebounding.

@elizabethhoeppner8881 Жыл бұрын

So happy for these beautiful felines.

@davidgray1165 Жыл бұрын

It’s very rare that a cattle rancher will see the big picture and not just the cows. More ranchers like him are needed

@Mrbfgray Жыл бұрын

Actually it's the norm. Do you even know any ranchers? I do.

@SDA5up Жыл бұрын

@@Mrbfgray no it’s not 😂😂 ranchers only care about their livestock

@Mrbfgray Жыл бұрын

@@SDA5up The one's you know personally? Or is that your public school and garbage establishment media indoctrination? (sarcasm would be appropriate but you don't seem that clever)

@AnonymousReviewer-zn2dk Жыл бұрын

@@Mrbfgray Are you suggesting public schools and television are teaching people to think ranchers are evil? I sincerely doubt ranchers are even mentioned up in those two mediums.

@Mrbfgray Жыл бұрын

@@AnonymousReviewer-zn2dk Certainly teaching that livestock raising is 'evil', have you not noticed?? The UK and Holland are even demanding the elimination of substantial portions of domestic beef cows, Canada likely next and as the USA sprints toward the USSA, Authoritarianism/Marxism--who knows when we'll all be punished for everything we do over climate hysteria nonsense. Granted factory farms tend to be degrading and detrimental in many ways, cow farts isn't one of them. (methane only lasts a decade and half in the atmosphere, conveniently ignored by popular fear mongering Establishment Media Mafia) Free range cattle, as well as wild herbivores obviously, can be integral to a healthy landscape but such nuance is completely missed by simplistic indoctrination.

@Skott62 Жыл бұрын

May the Florida panther live on forever

@snoopanoop7705 Жыл бұрын

Im glad they're making a comeback and the hockey team go Panthers 🙂

@Puckerni91 Жыл бұрын

As a Canes fan living in NE Florida this is fantastic as the Bruins keep taking the L

@chrisgullett4332 Жыл бұрын

They never went anywhere. They are cougars, and cougars are the most widespread animal on Earth. They are far from being extinct.

@Brock_900 Жыл бұрын

@@chrisgullett4332 this subspecies of cougar is far smaller than what you'd find in the mountains out west.

@chrisgullett4332 Жыл бұрын

@@Brock_900 There is only two subspecies of cougar, North American and South American. There is no subspecies in Florida. Florida Panther is just a nickname. Literally almost every single state and every region of North and South America have their own name for a cougar, which is why the cougar holds the Guinness world record for the animal with most nicknames.

@SukEngTows Жыл бұрын

@@Puckerni91 ...

@arislopes1924 Жыл бұрын

South Florida native here and I proudly be driving around Miami with my cat tag license plate to support these beautiful animals, There’s a lot of people down here that didn’t even know we had panthers and ask me why my Florida license plate has a cougar on it

@mtadams2009 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support.

@Lateralus1007 Жыл бұрын

Don’t u guy’s literally have a hockey team named after the cat?😂

@AJ-bb1tc Жыл бұрын

@@Lateralus1007exactly 😂😂

@Lateralus1007 Жыл бұрын

@@AJ-bb1tc 😹😸👍

@fleafly70 Жыл бұрын

Just another example of how dumb Floridians are, lol.

@Teacher2Polis2XtraRice Жыл бұрын

Beautiful big cat. I hope they will increase more and more.

@wileyjohnson5681 Жыл бұрын

Why?

@TheDevilHydraProds2002 Жыл бұрын

@@wileyjohnson5681 The ecosystem needs them, and more predators to control certain animal populations like deer. Grizzly Bears, Red Wolves, Gray Wolves, Panthers, and Jaguars used to be quite extant across the US, but they were hunted to near extinction, and it led to the rise of several invasive species.

@CCOS1214 Жыл бұрын

Might help with the burmese issue

@AJ-bb1tc Жыл бұрын

@@wileyjohnson5681cause nature is very rare now in days is just liek asking why is your life important genius 😂

@hikewithmike4673 Жыл бұрын

the state of Florida needs to provide an extensive network of wildlife corridors for the panthers to survive connectining all wilderness areas throughout the state

@rebeccaspratling2865 Жыл бұрын

Amen.

@retracted3383 Жыл бұрын

We are

@223fukyew Жыл бұрын

The Yankees will not have it they prefer to develop all the land and turn it into golf courses and condos for their old fat retired a$$es

@krnpowr Жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking. Why can't they build a bridge over said river so more female panthers can cross? CA is doing that over freeways so that mountain lion populations are no longer isolated and diversify their gene pools.

@Rebecca-oh5yh Жыл бұрын

I had no idea that the Florida panther was making a comeback. How wonderful!

@susettehorspool2646 Жыл бұрын

Loved the call of the baby near the end.

@daynaal-shammary5141 Жыл бұрын

Always glad to see a success story for animals in danger of extinction. This are beautiful cat. There is a purpose for every living thing.

@JSauer21 Жыл бұрын

They were never in danger of going extinct, we have TONS of them in the Rocky Mountains. It's just a small population that lives in Florida that had their environment decimated, but still good to see them recovering there. Florida Panthers and Mountain Lions are the same species of animal aka Cougars

@nolebucnaround8350 Жыл бұрын

Love these cats, never heard of a fatal attack. Glad they are thriving.

@watermelonlover745 Жыл бұрын

Lies

@JSauer21 Жыл бұрын

Living in a state where they're borderline overpopulated, attacks occur every other year and are becoming more and more frequent over time as residential areas continue to encroach on their territory

@hopper-gb9kt Жыл бұрын

@@JSauer21 what state?

@JSauer21 Жыл бұрын

@@hopper-gb9kt Colorado, particularly Northern Colorado

@krnpowr Жыл бұрын

@@JSauer21 FL is the only state that has panthers. You might be thinking about mountain lions.

@helenpellegrino7759 Жыл бұрын

Well done ward...you have made a difference...these cats are beautiful..

@bricksanchez9016 Жыл бұрын

incredibly majestic creatures

@tammyhendrickson2443 Жыл бұрын

Such a wonderful story! Beautiful cats and thank you to those working to preserve their habitat!

@egonzalez863 Жыл бұрын

love panthers.

@VlLEconsumer Жыл бұрын

I live 30 minutes from downtown Orlando, I've seen a young panther about a year ago on one of the biking trails. It's sad these parks and wild life areas are going away due to the massive building / expansion going on, neighborhoods appearing out of nowhere left and right destroying the panthers natural habitats.

@LucyKelly-of6cu 6 ай бұрын

Stop the building! There is almost no nature left! It should be stopped! Other species should have rights, too!

@lavaheron Жыл бұрын

Even though I'm not floridian it still warms my heart to see an endangered species come back from the brink! That is such a beautiful panther as well. Good luck and much love to Baabs, the Panthers, and all of Florida from Texas!

@desiderium3243 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been to that nature center and it’s awesome, Florida is extremely developed, and it’s really sad to see all the nature that’s been destroyed

@Yarmox Жыл бұрын

Only a dense part to the east. As long as they do not allow more to be built westward it will be ok.

@223fukyew Жыл бұрын

@Yarmox the Yankees do not care about this land and they would have already cleat cut the entire everglades if they were allowed to do it. In a few more years and with a few more county commissioners who are from up north we will see it will happen.

@watermelonlover745 Жыл бұрын

Lies. Half the state is protected land and everyone is crowded in the same areas

@watermelonlover745 Жыл бұрын

@@joebidenistrash traffic

@Jbarack98 Жыл бұрын

That’s the world in general, only parts of Russia are truly wilderness and wild for hundreds of miles.

@williammartin4368 Жыл бұрын

The Stanley cup brought them back ! Lol congrats Florida Panthers

@supershadowan Жыл бұрын

😂

@florida_man1809 Жыл бұрын

It’s great what happens when we all work together

@tomholmes5055 Жыл бұрын

I hope these Cats can win a Stanley Cup and bring it to south Florida

@makarand1985 2 ай бұрын

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE save florida Panthers.... my heart is crying tears of blood !!! Kindly save them !!!

@Gigalisk Жыл бұрын

FLORIDA PANTHERS DO NOTHING BUT COME BACK!! LETS GO!!!

@samanthaball5980 Жыл бұрын

Ada Florida resident I cannot be happy enough that this is happening please keep going!!

@heathermetz3974 Жыл бұрын

5:00 “Naples, Florida.” Lived in Bonita Springs 1983-1985 and I remember a wildlife officer bringing “Tracker” a female panther to my elementary school in 1984. Really beautiful feline. Lived in Naples from 1985-1998.

@SebastianMoreno82 Жыл бұрын

Carlton Ward is the man! amazing work! great news and hope the FL Panther continues to thrive!

@perrinpartee557 Жыл бұрын

They used to reside throughout the entire south eastern United States. Would love to see them and red wolves restored to areas where large blocks of habitat remain

@andycockrum1212 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, I don’t think red wolves are ever going to come back. They can breed with coyotes and make fertile offspring. With coyotes wildly expanded range, they would breed any red wolves out of existence if they were ever moved

@Ssenivac Жыл бұрын

You must not own any livestock.

@perrinpartee557 Жыл бұрын

@@Ssenivac my family was in cattle business in East Texas so I know the serious threat of wolves to the livelihood to farmers. But I do see where government subsidies through USDA could help offset losses in the name of conservation, restoring North American ecosystems. Like I said it would require some serious funding! But we need get our taxes for wealthy back to where they were pre-Reagan tax cuts. Everything is being cut now and there’s not enough funding allocated to conservation agencies.

@perrinpartee557 Жыл бұрын

@@Ssenivac case in point, a logger that cut some timber for me few years back has cattle and shot a big cat that was killing his calves near my farm in southern arkansas. The conflict is real and an economic threat. Government subsidies only way to make it happen. That’s how we’ve restored so much habitat is through programs like CRP, WRP, EQIP within USDA - NRCS

@Ssenivac Жыл бұрын

@@perrinpartee557 so I was correct, you do not own any livestock. If your family has a cattle business (which I highly doubt) then you should know better. The rest of your reply is nonsense and you clearly don’t know what you’re talking about. Let’s see what happens when your child an dog are killed.

@Shastasnow Жыл бұрын

I saw a panther over 24 years ago so fast as it was hard to see in the dark. Also saw a bobcat. Both at night. Never forget about the panthers.

@Sonsbitchesall Жыл бұрын

The Florida I was raised to appreciate

@WingateOutdoors Жыл бұрын

Nice to see a happy story in the news and especially happy to see these beautiful animals maybe a comeback!

@InfiniteTVXQ Жыл бұрын

I wish them nothing but success!!!!

@wishingonthemoon1 Жыл бұрын

The idea to connect all the green spaces of Florida is genius! I’m happy to hear there is hope for them, I had no clue there were panthers, I just thought there were mountain lions.

@LucyKelly-of6cu 6 ай бұрын

They are pretty much the same species. They just have different names in different places.

@GrdDog Жыл бұрын

Have started seeing more Florida Panthers on ranches that are on the East Coast area of Central Florida and yes the ranches work together as much as possible; also seeing a lot more pythons in the area. We used to see one, of each species every now and then over the decades; now the sightings are become more regular, most probably from the loss of habitat.

@writerconsidered Жыл бұрын

If only we could get the panthers to hunt the pythons.

@zakvitale1411 Жыл бұрын

I know. There up 3-0 on the hurricanes in the ecf right now. Shows how good drafting and trades helps you recover.

@ramiyazje Жыл бұрын

Really beautiful images of a mystical creature ❤

@idamoody1554 9 ай бұрын

As a native Floridian I love seeing them coming back I've seen one face to face and 3 on camera. So beautiful so majestic

@norebonomis Жыл бұрын

Spotted an Adult Florida Panther near Citrus Park ( West Tampa ) Coordinates: 28.047481654275337, -82.55796900130879 - around this time last year. Was spectacular, and stunning! This development is off a wildlife preserve. I thought it was a big dog at first wondering where it's owner was and why it wasn't on a leash, then it started to walk and I realized, it walked like a cat, it was a cat! As large or larger than a great dane! Truly beautiful.

@kobetakemura5179 Жыл бұрын

In my home state of Washington there is a healthy population of "cougars" as they are known as here though they are the same species as the Florida panther (Mountain Lion). Even in areas with excessively high numbers of cougars you could spend weeks walking around and never see one. Incredibly elusive cats and its so great to see the Florida population rebound. Hopefully someday we can see a full return of the cougar in its previous range in the Eastern United States

@caseymanuel7199 Жыл бұрын

Babs is such a babe! I love this story! 😢

@johndonahue4777 Жыл бұрын

God bless that guy. Beautiful film. Beautiful creatures. They're scared as well as scarce. They have a right to the little scrapland left. May the Florida wildlife corridor survive stupid human tricks and always be there.

@Manu-iz7zr Жыл бұрын

Let's go Panthers!🏒😼

@kiryuandgodzillagirl Жыл бұрын

what a beautiful cat

@moonpathwoman Жыл бұрын

I’m so happy to see this!!

@michaeld.williamsiii9026 Жыл бұрын

They’re incredibly astounding, hopefully for this magnificent beautiful species they will be able to flourish and resurge. So sad how many species go extinct or are on the brink of it, due to the ignorance and cruelty of humans.🌏💔🐱

@R.BLUEBingham-gv7bw Жыл бұрын

😊so happy for the Florida Panthers.

@JavierOropeza08 Жыл бұрын

Its pretty amazing to hear about that corridor! I didn't expect to see that in this day and age and especially not in Florida!

@Mrcharles. Жыл бұрын

Just like the hockey team in Miami, both mammals are making a comeback.

@LeafFreedom Жыл бұрын

I saw a big one in my driveway about 4 weeks ago. Very cool it jumped all the way over the road in one smooth bounce.

@jaypence332 Жыл бұрын

They survived Bruins, Leafs and even went unshaved against the hurricanes

@chuyozuna2398 Жыл бұрын

Florida Panthers 🤝 Florida Panthers (Hockey Team) Giving south Florida something to cheer about

@apiii73 Жыл бұрын

In South Florida I was sneaking( gardening) thru the woods at night and walked up on a pair of panthers. The male growled at me and ran off. The female stood her ground and hissed from about six feet away. People say I can hear animals. I tell you I heard her on a celluar primal level. She slinked off and stalked me for almost a mile thru the swamps. Coming back home after walking. I had two choices. I could go where the panthers were or wade chest deep thru a water hole. Where I could hear a huge gator coughing . I went the pather path. They were gone. The things I did for my customers!!!

@ActionNumbers Жыл бұрын

Well done Florida man, keep it up

@barrydraper Жыл бұрын

Very cool!!! 🐈

@willmiddleton9199 Жыл бұрын

Although the state wildlife dept. will not acknowledge their existence in South Carolina, Fla. panthers do live here as well. I have personally seen one and I know numerous other folks - mostly deer and hog hunters - who have seen them. Long live the Florida panther !

@qxeenbaker1175 Жыл бұрын

I went to the premier and got the chance to meet Mr.Ward and the people who made the documentary possible. It really opened my eyes, and it was beautifully captured!

@JaniahOnfroy Жыл бұрын

Go panthers

@edwardgomez5616 Жыл бұрын

Here in the South Dismal swamp area of N.C they're coming back, they're starting to cover eastern N.C again. Alot of them are melanistic to blend in with the dark swamp forest. You may see one in the piedmont cities, every now and then. I've personally seen one sitting beside the road, near a swamp, they're beautiful animals.

@twotatanka5396 Жыл бұрын

Way to go kitties

@ginamilite1256 Жыл бұрын

He is soooooooo precious i.wish them the very best I hope they make a huge comeback in pray for them

@fischerkat8852 Жыл бұрын

Have seen trailcam footage of one just outside Deltona this past year so I'd say they are becoming well established throughout the state.

@Rough_justice Жыл бұрын

Let’s go PANTHERS

@101spacecase Жыл бұрын

we are stewards of this earth props to this guy an the people who worked on this

@Aj747 Жыл бұрын

no we are not. we have been destroying the earth, this is the least we can do. We are not above other animals just because we are intelligent and have technology.

@bachumiah119 Жыл бұрын

Natural beauty

@SK3.1 Жыл бұрын

Florida just keep surpriseing me with protection for the wild life.

@RockSmithStudio Жыл бұрын

Sounds like the hockey team isn't the only Panthers to have a turnaround! Great news!

@Freiheit1232 Жыл бұрын

I saw a black panther or puma idk when on a trail…. Fast as could be and ran across a trail. Absolutely insane.

@justinmix143 Жыл бұрын

Florida Panthers are so beautiful & amazing. Hope they can ultimately overcome the genetic homogeneity of 20-30 common ancestors.

@martinmachalek2791 Жыл бұрын

Florida Panthers make Stanley Cup Final

@bachumiah119 Жыл бұрын

Beauty!

@jamesmcdonald8262 5 ай бұрын

I live in Southwest Ga. on a farm less than 20 miles from Florida and saw one yesterday morning. I was thrilled!

@huntercool2232 Жыл бұрын

I’m glad we’ve learned from our ways for the most part. There have been some incredible species to go extinct in the last few decades such as the Thylacine, Baiji River Dolphin, and Northern White Rhinoceros. All because humans refused to find a way to coexist with them, and now we can never get them back. I’m glad the Florida Panther is no longer on that list.

@SarahSobieski 2 күн бұрын

That little mew ❤

@kentbeitel9966 Жыл бұрын

I seen a panther cross a road on Marco Island Florida at like 10pm in 2014, I couldn’t believe what I just seen. And I seen another one when I lived in Utah.

@alanstewart2952 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely phenomenally good news, congratulations to all involved 👏👏👏

@mikes7446 Жыл бұрын

Good, protect these beautiful Animals

@brisbanekilarny6212 Жыл бұрын

I live about 3 miles from the Missouri River valley and I had a mountain lion walk through my yard and down the road. I live in Missouri. Mountain lions come down the river valley from Montana and the Dakotas.

@acollens Жыл бұрын

Beautifully done news story. Recognize several sections of the presented footage filmed at Audubon's "Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary". The beauty and tranquility of the place speaks to the heart. Panther habitats are part of Corkscrew's ecosystems. Very rarely seen, yet perhaps watching you, they quietly roam everglade lands. May they continue to prosper.

@user-vp1uh2iq9v Жыл бұрын

Funny this comes out as the NHL Florida Panthers are on a sun run to the Stanley Cup

@traumaleaguenow1653 Жыл бұрын

Finger Lakes National Forest has the same setup, bi-partisan support to put together a great swath of land for hunting, hiking, camping, exploring, photography, fishing, the list goes on.

@garymoore9413 Жыл бұрын

I can attest to this , saw one in the late 90s in West Melbourne coming from behind a shopping center cross the road in front of me, and jumped back into Irma Nixon Park .

@JordanMaille22 Жыл бұрын

Hopefully they continue to thrive and keep their home

@Freptboy Жыл бұрын

This is good news! These beautiful panthers are now here to stay for years to come.

@pattimiller9157 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful 🙏💗

@dado380 Жыл бұрын

This is the omen,Panthers will win Stanley for sure!!

@rzgrimes Жыл бұрын

…and now the Florida Panther is on the brink of the Stanley Cup Finals. What a story

@ms.nelson5208 Жыл бұрын

They are so beautiful, and I hope that your resources can help them!!!...Panthers are 1 of my favs and to know that they are on the brink of extinction is 💔💔💔'n!!!...THERE'S HOPE AND I PRAY THAT THE WORLD UNDERSTANDS THAT WE CAN SAVE THE MOST UNIMAGINABLE!!!...ABSOLUTELY 1 OF THE PRICELESS CREATURES OF GOD'S CREATIONS!!!

@JbombTheGreat Жыл бұрын

Panthers are actually the result of evolution through natural selection (just like every other living thing) and not creation. But yes, It is incredible that their numbers are rebounding!