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Panther Trapped Between a Hard Rock and a Hard Place

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Haven't politicians gambled enough with the possible extinction of the Florida Panther? Now, plans from the good-natured, gambling people of the Seminole Indian Tribe may strip away valuable wetlands and habitat that likely houses a few of the remaining big cats native to South Florida.

Jim LaBelle, Navy whites, n.d. (Courtesy of Jim LaBelle)
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