WOW, I saw a Florida Panther!

[David in FL]

Sorry, this has absolutely nothing to do with golf, but I'm so excited, I can't stand it!

Last night, just before dusk. We back up to a smallish wetland/conservation area and it just strolled through our backyard right at the edge. Sorry, there just wasn't time to grab a camera, but I watched it for a good 15 seconds from no more than 30 feet away. A stunningly beautiful animal.

For those that don't know, the FL Panther is extremely rare and endangered. Less than 100 are thought to remain....and most of those that do, are much further south than we are. Many of those that remain have been tagged and even have tracking collars. This one didn't have any collar or tag that I could see. I notified the state wildlife office and they seemed pretty excited. They're sending a biologist out today.

I think we'll keep our little schnauzer on a leash for awhile rather than let her run around the backyard in the evening........

Just wanted to share.

[DavidFehertysBike]

Way to catch the villian and report him in to the Man. That will teach that untagged beast to roam free of goverment control.

[Dub]

Rare indeed.

Don't tell the Georgia DNR about your sighting though....they are in denial that the animals exhist.

We keep our Schnauzer close, too.

[ERC7.5]

Way to catch the villian and report him in to the Man. That will teach that untagged beast to roam free of goverment control.

Probably would have been busted anyway. It looks like it has a game in Washington tomorrow night....

http://panthers.nhl.com/index.html

[flguy]

That's awesome! I've lived in Florida my whole life and to this day I have never have seen one.