FILE - Panther country, full of pine flat woods and saw palmettos, is seen along the CREW Cypress Dome trails during a Sierra Club tour, in Collier County, Florida, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

FILE - A panther named Athena looks out from her enclosure at the Naples Zoo during a Sierra Club tour of Florida panther country, Jan. 15, 2025, in Naples, Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)