Wild Cats In Southern Florida

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Wild cats in southern florida. It may be spotted anywhere from swamps to backyards. The Florida Panther Felis concolor coryi is found primarily in southern Florida in the Everglades and Big Cypress Swamp. While feral and free-ranging cats are but one of many negative impacts to Floridas native wildlife they are significant predators and their control should constitute part of an overall vision for wildlife conservation in the state.

South Florida kitty feline rescue adoption. Even cats with bells. These animals are not picky.

There is even a cougar named the Florida panther. Officially one species of wild cat is found in Georgia USA and it is the bobcat. Mr Garner is qualified in California.

Official Facebook page for the cats at Florida Southern College. Florida panthers are an endangered species less than 100 are believed to exist in the wild. The bobcat still has a wide distribution on the USA despite the expanding activities of people.

Scientists in Wisconsin estimate that cats kill at least 78 million birds per year in that state alone. Junkyards sheds barns porches crawlspaces. If the woods and parks are full of squirrels chipmunks and birds then feral cats can survive there.

In my opinion he is absolutely correct. Canadian Lynx Lynx canadensis Looks like. Small numbers found in pockets of several other state including Florida where they are known as the Florida panther and Nebraska as well as parts of central Canada.