Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ? ๐
Scientists are investigating how a South American parasite reached southern
Florida. One leading hypothesis suggests the introduction may be decades old.
Between the 1950s and 1960s, seven captive pumas from Central America were released into the Everglades National Park. Researchers suggest this history may have provided the initial entry point for the
nematode into the local ecosystem.
Read the entire article:
wfla.com/news/florida/south-american-parasite-found-infecting-
florida-panthers-study-finds/
#BigCatRescue #FloridaPanther #Florida #WildCats #Wildlife #Facts #Friday #Conservation #SavingWildlife #SaveThePlanet
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ? ๐
Scientists are investigating how a South American parasite reached southern
Florida. One leading hypothesis suggests the introduction may be decades old.
Between the 1950s and 1960s, seven captive pumas from Central America were released into the Everglades National Park. Researchers suggest this history may have provided the initial entry point for the
nematode into the local ecosystem.
Read the entire article:
wfla.com/news/florida/south-american-parasite-found-infecting-
florida-panthers-study-finds/
#BigCatRescue #FloridaPanther #Florida #WildCats #Wildlife #Facts #Friday #Conservation #SavingWildlife #SaveThePlanet
