Number in captivity : Probably no more than 6 to 10 individuals in private zoos . 



Breeding potential in captivity : Believed good. 



Remarks : In 1969 two panthers were released from a roadside zoo into Everglades 

 National Park. Shortly thereafter they were killed in orchards near Homestead, Florida. 

 Species is widely distributed from Canada to South America and is not in danger of 

 extinction. Several other subspecies occur in the United States. Few population figures 

 available, but 1.100 to 1,200 estimated in Utah and 600 in California in 1970. 



References : 



Calahane, V. H. 1964. A preliminary study of distribution and numbers of 



cougar, grizzly and wolf in North America. Published by New York Zoological 



Society, Bronx, N.Y. 

 Eaton, R. L. 1970. Pilot-study on ecology of Florida panther . Unpubl . ms . 

 Smith, G. 1970. Mystery cat. Florida Wildlife . 

 Young, S. P., and E. A. Goldman. 1946. The puma, mysterious American cat. 



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