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Nursing Female Trail Cam catches the nursing female panther on 1-15-17. This was one in a series of photos that verified the presence of a nursing female and at least two panther kittens north of the Caloosahatchee River in southwest Florida. These kittens are presumed to be the offspring of the first wild female panther documented north of the river since 1973.
Nursing Female Trail Cam catches the nursing female panther on 1-15-17. This was one in a series of photos that verified the presence of a nursing female and at least two panther kittens north of the Caloosahatchee River in southwest Florida. These kittens are presumed to be the offspring of the first wild female panther documented north of the river since 1973.
But they said they couldn't be sure unless the panther had kittens.
Now they're sure.
Wildlife biologists announced Monday that they've verified the presence of at least two kittens in that same area where they saw the female panther.
"This is good news for Florida panther conservation," said Kipp Frohlich of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. "Until now, we only had evidence of panthers breeding south of the Caloosahatchee. These pictures of a female with kittens indicate there are now panthers breeding north of the river."
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