Trail Cam: Florida Panther

This YouTube video was produced by Defenders of Wildlife.

Did you know the Florida panther is the only cougar population east of the Mississippi? Today, the panther is recognized as Florida’s official state animal, but it is also one of the most endangered mammals in the country.

Learn more at https://defenders.org/wildlife/florida-panther

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Virginia’s Warbler: Seldom-seen Sprite

This YouTube video was produced by The Cornell Lab Of Ornithology.

The Virginia’s Warbler is a small, pale-gray warbler of arid, brushy woodlands and shrubby canyons of the western United States. It’s closely related to the more widespread Nashville Warbler, and some scientists consider the two a superspecies — related species that evolved in isolation from one another and remain separated by geographical barriers. The two are also closely related to the Lucy’s Warbler, a species found further south in the Sonoran Desert.

But why is the Virginia’s Warbler, a western species, named after a state on the east

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