The Parasite Affecting Floridaโ€™s Panthers

Big Cat Rescue Short 10 days ago

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๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐š ๐๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐š๐๐ž ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ ๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ? ๐Ÿ†
Scientists are investigating how a South American parasite reached southern
Florida. One leading hypothesis suggests the introduction may be decades old.

Between the 1950s and 1960s, seven captive pumas from Central America were released into the Everglades National Park. Researchers suggest this history may have provided the initial entry point for the
nematode into the local ecosystem.

Read the entire article:
https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/south-american-parasite-found-infecting-
florida-panthers-study-finds/

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