PANTHER RESOURCES

Use these resources to help others become educated about the Florida Panther. Enjoy the reading, photography and art included in these websites and books.

Internet

Florida’s Official Panther Education Site: Panther Net GREAT FOR KIDS

National Wildlife Federation (NWF): Keep the Wild Alive

Road to Ruin Report (NWF)

Endangered Cats of North America Report (NWF)

Panthers & Forests in South Florida (Jane Comiskey, Conservation Ecology June 2002)

Defenders of Wildlife: Habitat and Highways Campaign

Friends of the Florida Panther Refuge

Florida Stewardship Foundation: Panthers and Private Lands

Florida Panther Recovery Team Website

US Fish and Wildlife Service Website

Florida State Government Central Web Site

For More Internet Resources: see our Links page

Books

PANTHER: Shadow of the Swampby Jonathon London, illustrated by Paul Morin
An easy read book suitable for elementary school children. “With stunning oil paintings by Paul Morin, Jonathon London introduces young readers to one of the world’s most beautiful, most endangered creatures.” Candlewick Press

THE FLORIDA PANTHER - by Alvin and Virginia Silverstein and Laura Silverstein Nunn.
A comprehensive book suitable for middle school children, it chronicles the Florida Panther’s story, past, present and future. Millbrook Press.

COUGAR - by Karen McCall & Jim Dutcher.
"Prepared in conjunction with an award-winning documentary of the same name, Cougar: Ghost of the Rockies reveals a year in the life of this elegant and enigmatic creature through the eyes of wildlife film-maker Jim Dutcher, writer Karen McCall and a support team.” Sierra Club Books - San Francisco.

TWILIGHT OF THE PANTHER - by Ken Alvarez.
"The Inside Story of a Vanishing Cat. Biology, Bureaucracy and failure in an Endangered Species Program". A well documented History of the panther’s plight and the politics of man. Myakka River Publishing.

MOUNTAIN LION - by Chris Bolgiano.
An unnatural history of pumas and people. "Drawing on seven years of research, interviews, and extensive travel, Chris Bolgiano has recorded the compelling history of these elusive creatures, focusing on their interactions with human beings - what she calls their unnatural history." Stackpole Books.