Majestic Yuma Metal Print

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Majestic Yuma by D Hackett

Yuma's Story
Miracle Florida panther kitten to live at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park

HOMOSASSA ￿ The Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Park Service today celebrated Yuma, a Florida panther kitten, and his move to his permanent habitat at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. They were joined by officials from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Yuma arrived at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park on April 3. Yuma is a Native-American word that means ￿son of the chief.￿

As a 1-week old kitten, he was discovered barely alive Jan. 23 by Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission biologists checking on the den of a female panther in the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge in Naples. The kitten had apparently been abandoned, was dehydrated and non-responsive. He received emergency care at Ani...

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