 The greatest threat to the panther's survival is loss, fragmentation, and degradation of habitat. Most other threats, including inbreeding, insufficient numbers of large prey, disease, and mercury and other environmental contaminants, are habitat related. Institutional constraints and negative public perceptions also threaten the future survival of the Florida panther. You will discover that different experts have expressed different concerns and do not always agree, but they do all agree something must be done to ensure the survival of the panther into the  Thought Question
What needs to be managed to save the Florida panther and other endangered species?
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next century. The Conservation section of this handbook details how some of these threats are being addressed.
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