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Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther

by Craig Pittman

The Florida panther’s fight for survival

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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    A Garden & Gun Best Book of 2020

    Named a Best Book of 2020 by Garden & Gun.

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The Florida panther’s fight for survival

Craig Pittman traces the effort to rescue the Florida panther from extinction through the people involved on opposing sides of its fate, with the cats caught between them. The account places species conservation alongside the conflicts and consequences that come with trying to bring an animal back from the brink. Its focus on both the people and the panthers makes this a portrait of wildlife recovery shaped by human choices, set against the distinctive context of Florida.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers interested in big cats and wildlife conservation.
  • For readers who enjoy nonfiction about the people and conflicts behind species recovery.
  • For readers curious about Florida’s natural history.

Themes

Florida panther conservationSpecies recoveryHuman impact on wildlifeFlorida

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Book overview

A Garden & Gun Best Book of 2020

"Witty and passionate." --Lauren Groff

"Craig Pittman has a remarkable talent for telling stories set in the Sunshine State that never fail to fascinate and entertain."--Gilbert King

"The definitive book on one of America's least understood apex predators. The story of how Florida's panthers were saved from extinction is one that both deserves and needs to be told." --Dane Huckelbridge

The captivating tale of the Florida panther, its survival and rescue from extinction

With novelistic detail and an eye for the absurd, Craig Pittman recounts the extraordinary story of the people who brought the panther back from the brink of extinction, the ones who nearly pushed the species over the edge, and the cats that were caught in the middle. This being Florida, there's more than a little weirdness, too.

An engrossing narrative of wry humor, sharp writing and exhaustive reportage, Cat Tale shows what it takes to bring one species back and what unexpected costs such a decision brings.
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