Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge

Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge
Florida Puma
Coordinates: 26 ° 10 ′ 48 ″  N , 81 ° 22 ′ 12 ″  W.
Location:	Florida , United States
Next city:	Naples
Surface:	107 km²
Founding:	1989

The Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area of the United States . It is located in southeast Florida in the Everglades area and is primarily used to protect the Florida puma , also known as the Florida panther. In addition to this, 24 other endangered animal species live in the area. These include the Florida black bear, the Mississippi alligator , the black -tailed crane and the indigo snake. The white-tailed deer is also worth mentioning as an important prey of the puma . The vegetation is dominated by pine forests , cypress swamps , wet meadows and lakes. The sanctuary is administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service .

• Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge
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  Puma with cub

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  Burning undergrowth in the protected area

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  Forest fire

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  puma

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  Butterfly ( papilio palamedes )

Sources and web links

Commons : Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

• Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge Overview
• Friends of the Florida Panther Refuge