Defenders' Experts
Take Action for Florida Panthers
There are so many ways to help protect Florida’s panthers from habitat destruction, vehicle collisions, and human interactions. Please take action in one or more of the following ways.
Join Defenders Environmental Network
Scientists
Sign a letter in support of scientific integrity in policy, several groups have letters that you can sign to show your support, these include: Union of Concerned Scientists, ScienceInPolicy.org, and The Florida Panther Society, Inc.
Support Land Conservation
Support wild and rural land conservation, and public and private land management practices that emphasize biodiversity. Landowners should learn about tax incentive programs to preserve habitat when you preserve your land for wildlife and habitat.
Volunteer
Sign up to help out at the Friends of the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge.
Learn How to Live with Panthers
Read this factsheet and share it with your neighbors
- If You Live in Panther Country
- Protecting Pets and Livestock
- What to Do if You See a Panther
Speak Up
Every chance you get help your friends and neighbors learn how to live with panthers.
Send a Letter to the US Fish and Wildlife Service
Tell the US Fish and Wildlife Service that you support panther recovery and Reintroduction. Write to:
USFWS, Southeast Regional Office
Attn: Regional
Director
75 Century Blvd.
Atlanta, GA
30345
Send a Letter to the Florida Department of Transportation
Write the Florida Department of Transportation and encourage the FL DOT to incorporate wildlife conservation into transportation planning.
E-Mail Governor Crist
Tell him to protect panther habitat from further destruction.
E-Mail: fl_governor@myflorida.com
Get Involved with Transportation Planning
Get Involved with our Habitat and Highways Campaign
The most critical threats to the Florida panther and the devastating loss of habitat and vehicle collisions. Get involved in our Habitat and Highways Campaign, which works to reduce the impact of roads and highways on wildlife and habitat and educe future impacts by incorporating wildlife conservation into transportation planning.
Watch Out for Wildlife
Learn how to avoid
wildlife-vehicle collisions. We've got tips, a glove-box card where you can keep important numbers, a slideshow and more.
Order A Panther Plate
Florida
residents can order a
special panther license plate. Since 1993, over $30 million in
proceeds from the panther plate have been raised for the Florida Panther
Research and Management Trust Fund and the Florida Communities Trust Fund.
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