Reward offered for information about dead Florida panther
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Wildlife officials are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information about the intentional killing of an endangered Florida panther. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced the reward Thursday. Florida panthers are protected under the Endangered Species Act. Intentionally killing a Florida panther is punishable by up to one year in federal prison and a fine of up to $100,000. Florida panthers once roamed the entire Southeast, but now their habitat mostly is confined to a small region of Florida along the Gulf of Mexico.