Path of the PantherBy: Carlton Ward Jr. Path of the Panther is a story of new hope for the recovery of an iconic endangered species and its Everglades home and a global example of how protecting wildlife corridors can sustain balance for nature and people. The panther is the state animal of Florida, the last big cat surviving east of the Mississippi River, and an emblem of the Endangered Species Act. It was driven to extinction in the eastern United States, except for a