Wildlife officials accidentally captured the heaviest Florida panther ever documented during a routine population check.

FWC biologists recently captured and tagged the heaviest Florida panther ever recorded, a male weighing 166 pounds.

A team of Florida researchers captured and collared a 166-pound male panther. They say it's the heaviest panther ever caught ...

The massive panther was tranquilized and captured with a net, after it had climbed a tree, before it was weighed and collared ...

The Florida Wildlife Commission says the heaviest Florida panther ever collared was recorded at 166 pounds. According to FWC, biologist are collaring the panthers as part of a long-term research ...

Roughly 75 years ago the Florida panther, a unique subspecies of the North American cougar, was nearly extinct when there ...

Florida panthers prey on an assortment of mammals, including opossums. But for one seemingly oblivious opossum recently, it must have been its lucky night. The accompanying footage, credited to ...

FLORIDA, USA — Biologists with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) have captured what they say is the ...

An endangered Florida panther makes it’s way through a wooded area ... “It was exciting,” said Overstreet, who confirmed the ...

But one early morning in December, he saw something for the first time ever, far from its typical habitat — a Florida panther. “It was exciting,” said Overstreet, who confirmed the sighting ...

Crooks pointed out that in places "you can barely see the outline of the roads because of the panther sightings." Big cats in CollierOne Florida county shelters the most endangered Florida panthers.