The Florida panther population's slow recovery

The Florida panther was near extinction, with fewer than 20 known to be in the wild, when the first comprehensive protections for endangered U.S. species went into effect. The population has risen, but the big cats are still endangered. The shaded area reflects population estimates.

Line chart shows drop in species numbers and then slow rise to around 150 today.

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The Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966 preceded the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Chart: Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, CC-BY-NDSource: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation CommissionGet the dataEmbed Download image