Rare Florida Panther Released Back into Wild [1]
Weather.com - Jennifer Kay, 4/04/13
A 2-year-old Florida panther is released into the wild by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on April 3, 2013 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
IN THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES -- An endangered Florida panther rescued as a kitten and raised in captivity has made a rare run back into the wild.
The sandy-colored, 120-pound panther cautiously poked its head out of the crate that wildlife officials drove Wednesday from northeast Florida to Palm Beach County, then it trotted out onto a gravel road in the Rotenberger Wildlife Management Area.
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