Amber Crooks, environmental policy manager with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, left, and Michael McGrath of the Sierra Club, right, hold a map showing proposed developments at the Panther National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Florida, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)A pine flatwoods habitat is shown during a Sierra Club tour of Florida panther country at the CREW Wildlife and Environmental Area in Southwest Florida, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Michael McGrath of the Sierra Club holds an undated photograph showing a panther killed on the road at the CREW Wildlife and Environmental Area in Southwest Florida, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Athena the panther looks out from her enclosure at the Florida panther exhibit at the Naples Zoo, Jan. 15, 2025, in Naples, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)FILE - This 2017 image from a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service motion-activated camera shows a Florida panther at Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP, File)A panther crossing sign is displayed on a road bordering the Panther National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Florida, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)FILE - A Florida panther, rescued as a kitten, runs away from its game officials and photographers as it is released back into the wild in the Florida Everglades, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)A placard displays locations of panther habitats inside the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Florida, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)People walk along a path at the Panther National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Florida, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)The sun sets at the Panther National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Florida, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Athena the panther walks inside her enclosure at the Florida panther exhibit at the Naples Zoo, Jan. 15, 2025, in Naples, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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Amber Crooks, environmental policy manager with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, left, and Michael McGrath of the Sierra Club, right, hold a map showing proposed developments at the Panther National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Florida, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
