Florida Strikes Bipartisan Deal To Help Endangered Panthers Come Back

"State lawmakers agree on $400m measure to expand ‘wildlife corridors’ in effort to help panthers and other endangered species"

"In a political culture where bipartisan legislation is a rare species, lawmakers in one state have come together to agree major new conservation efforts that will help that other endangered animal – the Florida panther.

The big cat, whose habitat has a history of being swallowed up and its numbers hunted by humans, is expected to benefit from a $400m cash boost.

Legislation recently passed in Florida with unanimous support will boost protected land and expand “wildlife corridors” running almost the length of the state."

Jewel Wicker reports for the Guardian May 7, 2021.