Florida Panther Habitat Map

Quick maps offer a convenient way to view various types of florida panther mapping data using google earth.
Florida panther habitat map. Notable residents include the eastern meadowlark american kestrel blue gray gnatcatcher northern bobwhite and wood stork. Specifically the florida panther lives in the southern part of florida. The florida panther is a north american cougar p. While its spatial geographic range is small it can be found in a variety of habitats.
Range of the florida panther. The florida panther national wildlife refuge provides habitat for over 120 species of birds about 60 of which are year round residents. The historic range of the florida panther extended from florida to louisiana throughout the gulf coast states and arkansas. Florida panthers utilize a diversity of warm climate habitat living in wetlands swamps upland forests and stands of saw palmetto.
Known panther occurrences shown as blue circles mainly south of orlando florida and most panther breeding occurs in the orange shaded area in south florida around the everglades. It lives in pinelands tropical hardwood hammocks and mixed freshwater swamp forests. You can view telemetry locations of individual panthers identified by their uniquely assigned id number and divided into groups of 10 road kill and other mortality locations human panther interactions depredation locations and panther habitat information. Breeding pairs of these big cats require 200 square miles of habitat to roam and hunt.
Freshwater swamp forests pinelands and tropical hardwood hammocks are the habitats of the florida panther. The florida panther is found only in florida. Today the only place with wild florida panthers is the southwestern tip of florida. Florida panther puma concolor couguar florida panther puma concolor couguar a member of an endangered population of pumas or cougar that lives in pinelands hardwood forests and mixed swamp forests of southern florida in the united states.
Florida panther range is outlined in pink and covers the southeastern united states.