Tag: Florida Panther

The fate of a new Collier County town will be decided tomorrow

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on June 7, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — The fate of three proposed villages making up one town in rural Collier County could be decided on June 8. County Commissioners will vote on the future of the Longwater and Bellmar Villages at a 9 a.m. meeting. If approved, the Villages could join the already approved Rivergrass Village and turn into the “Town of Big Cypress.” Nearly 11,000 people would call the town home. Residents opposed to the project rallied on the corner of Collier Boulevard and Immokalee Road on Saturday. They held signs expressing concern for the panther habitat the project could impede...

GPS shows panther using wildlife crossings to explore different preserves

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on May 20, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — Two weeks after getting hit by a car, a Florida panther is healthy enough to be taken back to the wild, officials said. Researchers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Research Institute said that the panther that was hit in Central Collier County completed its rehab at the Naples Zoo. The panther, named FP260, was fitted with a GPS collar and released back inside the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge. Since his release, the panther has pinged about 2,108 different locations and demonstrated how helpful highway underpasses are to wildlife....