Mike Terrell, Curator of Animal Experiences for the Palm Beach Zoo, joins the podcast. We discuss what caused the Florida Panther to become an endangered species and we also analyze the human perspective on wildlife. Table of Contents below:

00:00 – 05:20 Who is the Florida Panther?

05:21 – 12:00 Florida Panthers by the numbers

12:01 – 28:52 Road tragedies and human encroachments, the challenges the panther faces

28:53 – 36:15 How panthers hunt, breed, travel, socialize, and raise their young

36:16 – 1:09:06 Viewing wildlife and humans from a comparative psychological perspective

1:09:07 – 1:14:34 What do you do with the animals in the zoo during a hurricane?

1:14:35 – 1:16:59 Have you ever had an animal escape from the zoo?

1:17:00 Where you can find out more about the Palm Beach Zoo?