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Path of the Panther
2022 · Film · documentary · 90 min
Directed by Eric Bendick
“These animals are like ghosts,” says Carlton Ward Jr.—National Geographic explorer, photographer, and 8th generation Floridian—at the beginning of this captivating film that endeavors to keep the Florida Panther from becoming just that: a ghost. As the last big cat surviving in the eastern United States and the state animal of Florida, the panther is an icon of Florida’s ever-diminishing wild places, as revealed in the film’s sumptuous images. Leading a team that includes cowboys, wildlife biologists, photographers/videographers, and a lot of folks who simply care about the future of Florida’s fragile ecology, Ward treks repeatedly into the Everglades and expanses of South Florida to seek, record, and save these ghosts.
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If you're interested in the crucial work being done to restore habitat for wildlife in Florida in general and the Everglades in particular, I strongly recommend the excellent documentary Path of the Panther that centers on the work of Carlton Ward and the Florida Wildlife Corridor initiative.
1. https://pathofthepanther.com
2. http://floridawildlifecorridor.org
I believe the documentary should be released on Disney+ in late April but it already premiere in some theaters in Florida.
These folks are doing incredible undervalued work to protect endangered species in the Southeast US. They're also trying to prevent Florida from building multiple new toll roads cutting through pristine inland areas of the state which would devastate already struggling ecosystems due to the rising waters in the Everglades.