The Florida panther and private lands
Maehr DS. 1990. The Florida panther and private lands. Conservation Biology. 4(2):167-170
Part of the small remaining population of Florida panthers uses habitat within Big Cypress National Preserve in southern Florida. Adjacent private lands are an important part of the future of this endangered animal (Florida's state mammal) in ways the paper describes, and this author discusses conservation options incorporating cooperation by private landholders. Financial incentives may be a critical element in preventing agricultural or urban development of these necessary habitat areas--essential not only for panthers, but for sustaining many other species and natural processes, as the author points out.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Maehr, David
- Units
- ARD , BICY
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Habitats, Impacts, Land Use, Management, Preservation