Gabby and Pretty Boy- Our Florida Panthers

Gabby - Florida Panther

She is a female panther that was kept in a small cage at a roadside zoo that was shut down. She is very friendly, except when she bites! We have two Florida Panthers, Pretty Boy is the male and rooms with Gabby. 

Florida Panthers are on the Critically Endangered Species list as there are only 150 in existence mainly in the Florida Everglades and a few in south Georgia. They are tracked, named and numbered as to keep track of their survival.  Some are rescued after their habitat in south Florida gets destroyed by housing and we bring them up to Dade City Wild Things Zoo as they get spotted on the highway system.  

They are a great attraction to the zoo, teaching the visitors the importance of conservation and what the public can do to ascertain their survival. They are in the process of trying to breed those still alive by a special method of breeding practices that can still be done while they are in the wild.

Come see these beautiful Panthers and they will talk back to you!!!