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Panthers/Lightning playoff matchup would ignite rivalry

Published on January 13, 2016 in Sports/Top Headlines by Bob Sparks

The Tampa Bay Lightning have what should be a natural geographic rival in the Florida Panthers. They are both in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Shouldn’t this be a rivalry where checking opponents into the bench or five-minute fighting majors are part of the fabric of each game? Yes, but it isn’t yet. This could, and should change. The two teams have played each other 118 times since their first meeting in the 1993-94 season. None of those…

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Environmental group says 2015 deadliest year for panthers

Published on December 30, 2015 in Apolitical/Top Headlines by Associated Press

An environmental advocacy group says 2015 was the deadliest year for Florida panthers. The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said Wednesday that 41 Florida panthers died in the wild in 2015, exceeding last year’s previous record of 31 panthers. The group says 70 percent of the deaths were from collisions with motor vehicles. The Florida panther has been listed as an endangered species for more than 40 years. Environmental advocates say a loss of habitat has been aggravated by the…

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$5M fence project to protect panthers on Alligator Alley

Published on November 9, 2015 in Apolitical/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

State officials are spending more than $5 million on a fencing project designed to keep panthers and other large animals off Alligator Alley. The Florida Department of Transportation will start construction later this year on a project that includes 18 miles of 10-foot fencing and work on three animal underpasses east of the Naples-area toll booth. The Florida Wildlife Federation has advocated for years to have panther fencing along all of Alligator Alley, which stretches from Miami to Naples. Wildlife…

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