You won't see Black Panthers in Mo

[lifelongMOgal]

Originally Posted by kshe95girl

This was back when he was logging cypress in the swamps of SE Mo. He grew up in the Arkansas Ozarks, so who knows?
I do remember that he wasnt the sort of man that was prone to exaggeration.

Cypress swamps makes sense for habitat. I had a friend in FL who claims to have seen more than one in the most remote areas of central FL outside of the everglades when surveying to run utility lines through swamp areas.

[kshe95girl]

Originally Posted by lifelongMOgal

Cypress swamps makes sense for habitat. I had a friend in FL who claims to have seen more than one in the most remote areas of central FL outside of the everglades when surveying to run utility lines through swamp areas.

I live on the edge of the Ocala National Forest on the banks of the Ocklawaha in Central Florida, we do see Florida panthers occasionally, regular bobcats quite often, and Florida black bears waaaaaay more than we wanna.

[brushrunner]

Have seen plenty of Coyotes,Bobcats and one Bear.There is Cougars around.This is from a person that has spent thousands of hours in the woods all across the state.

brushrunner

[Nu2pomona]

Originally Posted by soothsayer1234

When I first saw this post, i honestly thought you were referring to the 60's era black
militant organization.

Me, too.

[Nu2pomona]

Wildlife | Missouri Coalition for the Environment (http://www.moenviron.org/wildlife.asp - broken link)

Scroll down and read about the big cats in Missouri

[imperialmog]

At this point from what I have heard no females or cubs of mountain lions have appeared at this point in Missouri.

In terms of past animals there is debate that the Florida Panther did exist in the Southern Half of the state, but it is uncertain due in part of weather they really are a seperate species or just a subspecies of Mountain Lion.

Another big cat that did exist here until the last ice age was the jaguar. In a number of caves jaguar bones have been found.