COLLARING THE BIG CAT COLLARING THE BIG CAT
Treed cats are also outfitted with radio collars, if possible; 182 animals have been collared since the program began in 1981. Scars on this cat's face tell the tale of struggles with other males for territory... Courtesy of Larry W. Richardson (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
MAMA & KITTENS MAMA & KITTENS
The introduction of eight female pumas from Texas has helped reduce inbreeding and resulted in more offspring, as evidenced by this mother and her three, still-dependent kittens, captured by an infrared-trigger camera in Picayune Strand State Forest in July 2006... Courtesy of David Shindle (Conservancy of Southwest Florida)