Two Florida panthers fought until one died, officials say
The endangered Florida pantherâs population is around 230 in the wild.
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MOORE HAVEN â An endangered Florida panther has died following a fight with another panther.
Itâs the third panther death reported this year, the first from intraspecific aggression, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. A total of 22 Florida panther deaths were reported in 2020, with 19 killed by vehicles.
An injured 2-year-old male panther was found Monday in Glades County near the Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area, wildlife officials said. The cat was transported to an emergency care facility but eventually succumbed to his injuries.
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MOORE HAVEN, Fla. (AP) An endangered Florida panther has died following a fight with another panther.
It s the third panther death reported this year, the first from intraspecific aggression, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. A total of 22 Florida panther deaths were reported in 2020, with 19 killed by vehicles.
An injured 2-year-old male panther was found Monday in Glades County near the Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area, wildlife officials said. The cat was transported to an emergency care facility but eventually succumbed to his injuries.
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Guest Commentary: Corps steps down harmful Lake Okeechobee releases
By James Evans - | Dec 28, 2020
In a much-anticipated decision on Dec. 3, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it would begin cutting back freshwater releases to the Caloosahatchee from Lake Okeechobee.
This was not only welcome news for the Caloosahatchee estuary, which has received ecologically damaging flows for the past three months, it is also good news for the coastal communities impacted by the releases.
The Corps’ plan will cut back flows from the lake over a two-week period. Beginning Dec. 5, average flows were reduced from 4,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) measured at the Moore Haven Lock (S-77) to 3,000 cfs. Beginning Dec. 12, discharges will be further reduced to 2,000 cfs measured at the Franklin Lock (S-79). Once flows drop below 2,1