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 ...

Florida panthers are often considered “rare sightings” in the sunshine state. Mature panthers typically can be over six feet ...

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 ...