are panthers in louisiana
The New Black Panther Party is heading to Baton Rouge this weekend to protest the “pig department.”. Black Panther Seen in Louisiana. Posted by: Craig Woolheater on July 8th, 2013. A family 4th of July get together turned into a late night search for a possible black panther. Thursday night, at around 7:30, Karen Fory said her brother-in-law spotted a large black animal in the field behind her friend’s home located on Captain Cade Road. Tracks (below you will find drawings of tracks of cougars and other carnivore species that will help you to identify cougar's tracks). If possible, take a picture and/or make a cast of the track, and/or draw the track on a hard clear plastic with a permanent marker. for Bigfoot, Lake Monsters, Sea Serpents and More. Black Panther Seen in Louisiana. A family 4th of July get together turned into a late night search for a possible black panther. Thursday night, at around 7:30, Karen Fory said her brother-in-law spotted a large black animal in the field behind her friend’s home located on Captain Cade Road. The Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) is considered of historical occurrence in Louisiana. The historic range included eastern Texas or western Louisiana and the east lower Mississippi River Valley through the southeastern states (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and parts of Tennessee and South Carolina). Habitat & Range. Panthers historically ranged across the southeastern United States including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and parts of Tennessee and South Carolina. Now, the breeding population of Florida panthers is found only in the southern tip of Florida, south of the Caloosahatchee River. L.D.W.F. Verifies Cougar Sighting in Vernon Parish. Aug. 29, 2011-- The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has received photographic evidence of the presence of a cougar in Vernon Parish. A private citizen sent LDWF a trail camera picture taken Aug. 13, 2011. It is one of 32 Puma concolor subspecies known by many names – puma, cougar, mountain lion, painter, catamount and panther. © U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Florida panthers once prowled and flourished in woodlands and swamps throughout the Southeast. On closer inspection, Davis thinks the image is that of a black panther. With residents reporting near daily sightings, you'd think we were under attack. Truth is, the myth of the black panther in Louisiana - and throughout the United States - has a long phantom existence, according to physiologists and biologists. John Binder at The Hayride reported: The ‘New Black Panther Party,’ a militant racial group, announced that they will be arriving in Baton Rouge to protest outside of the Baton Rouge Police Department after Alton Sterling was shot during an altercation with a local officer, calling the headquarters the “pig department.”.
Yes, panthers are in louisiana.