In 1967, the Florida panther was listed as an endangered subspecies of the animal known as cougar, puma or mountain lion in other parts of the country. Some thought the animal no longer existed in the ...

Of those, only one state is east of the Mississippi River. The Florida subspecies of mountain lion, dubbed the Florida Panther, is the only breeding population of mountain lions on the East Coast ...

this critically endangered subspecies is smaller than its western counterparts. Florida panthers usually have a distinctive crooked tail and a cowlick on their backs. California mountain lion: The ...