Here in South Alabama, I talk to a bunch of older folks who insists panthers are still out there in our woods, black panthers and mountain lion panthers. First, there are no known melanistic cougars in North America. Jaguars, yes, but not pumas I don’t know why so many insist they saw a black panther but they do.
I suppose any particular panther showing up where I live is possibly from Florida. It’s unbelievable how far a young puma can roam. One was shot at West Point, Georgia, which is Northeast of where I live, and it was confirmed through DNA to be an endangered Florida Panther (which is still the species puma concolor).
Anyway, I used to think it would be cool to have panthers back in the woods here again, but now I’m pretty sure they can stay away. Sometimes it’s hot outside and I don’t work clothed except for shorts, and I’d to have to carry all the time, especially in those conditions.
No such animal as a "Florida Panther." We once had smaller American cougars here (just as our squirrels and deer are smaller) because of the climate, but those were ALL mongrelized in the early to mid 1900s by exotic cats. The kittens began to deform and the species declined.
To make matters worse, academic PINHEADS mated those mongrelized cats with larger more aggressive cats from Texas.
So what he have is a retarded, man-made Frankenstein cat that has nothing to do with the natural fauna. It needs to be exterminated - not have sports teams named after it. We have thousands of acres of beautiful land cordoned off for this piece of SHIT cat - that doesn't belong here. Ranchers/landowners are constantly having their herds attacked and businesses messed with by feds and NGOs.
The "Florida" panther is nothing more than a political tool/lie to fund leftists and enviro-goon orgs.