After watching 20 hours of ecology videos, I have formed a political opinion.
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Ok, so Jaguars were very present in Flordia until humans wiped them out. Not only are they a natural creature that could hunt invasive species such as Boas and Boars, but they would also fill an important role as a natural apex predator on land.
But the elderly people already lose so many toy dogs to alligators, how can they be expected to deal with big cats?? /j
We still had Florida panthers when I was a kid, but there were a lot of people killing them for trophies. Damn, wiki says there's only ~200 left
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Ok, so Jaguars were very present in Flordia until humans wiped them out. Not only are they a natural creature that could hunt invasive species such as Boas and Boars, but they would also fill an important role as a natural apex predator on land.
Yes, but do they hunt invasive species such as DeSantis?
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Ok, so Jaguars were very present in Flordia until humans wiped them out. Not only are they a natural creature that could hunt invasive species such as Boas and Boars, but they would also fill an important role as a natural apex predator on land.
The released Jaguars have been mating with the local cougars
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Ok, so Jaguars were very present in Flordia until humans wiped them out. Not only are they a natural creature that could hunt invasive species such as Boas and Boars, but they would also fill an important role as a natural apex predator on land.
We have mountain lions, even in NW Florida. I've seen a hulking male plenty close enough. Problem is people shoot them as a threat to their pets and livestock.
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Ok, so Jaguars were very present in Flordia until humans wiped them out. Not only are they a natural creature that could hunt invasive species such as Boas and Boars, but they would also fill an important role as a natural apex predator on land.
It’s interesting that you spelled “Florida” the wrong way in both the image and the caption text. Do you think that’s just how it’s spelled?
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But the elderly people already lose so many toy dogs to alligators, how can they be expected to deal with big cats?? /j
We still had Florida panthers when I was a kid, but there were a lot of people killing them for trophies. Damn, wiki says there's only ~200 left
The video I referenced said there were only 20-30 left in the 70s, and with heavy support, they are up to 200.
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It’s interesting that you spelled “Florida” the wrong way in both the image and the caption text. Do you think that’s just how it’s spelled?
Im from Canada:X So I out of habit spell it like the rapper Flo Rida sorry:X
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Im from Canada:X So I out of habit spell it like the rapper Flo Rida sorry:X
The rapper Flo Rdia.
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Ok, so Jaguars were very present in Flordia until humans wiped them out. Not only are they a natural creature that could hunt invasive species such as Boas and Boars, but they would also fill an important role as a natural apex predator on land.
Now there's a buncha luxury cars sinking in the swamp... How does that help?
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Ok, so Jaguars were very present in Flordia until humans wiped them out. Not only are they a natural creature that could hunt invasive species such as Boas and Boars, but they would also fill an important role as a natural apex predator on land.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Are they "jag-whars", or "jag-wires", or "jag-u-ers", tho'?
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The video I referenced said there were only 20-30 left in the 70s, and with heavy support, they are up to 200.
Oh. I forgot how confusing the name is lol. When I read jaguar I think "spotted cat", Florida panthers are Puma not Panthera.
For what it's worth, I have seen a melanistic jaguar in Florida at a wildlife refuge
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Ok, so Jaguars were very present in Flordia until humans wiped them out. Not only are they a natural creature that could hunt invasive species such as Boas and Boars, but they would also fill an important role as a natural apex predator on land.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Do you have a kickstarter?
(e: Oh, wait, I was thinking of the political ecology, not making ecology political. I still agree with you, though. Perhaps slightly less enthusiastically.)
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It’s interesting that you spelled “Florida” the wrong way in both the image and the caption text. Do you think that’s just how it’s spelled?
Honestly their way is better.
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Ok, so Jaguars were very present in Flordia until humans wiped them out. Not only are they a natural creature that could hunt invasive species such as Boas and Boars, but they would also fill an important role as a natural apex predator on land.
They’re in Jacksonville
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Are they "jag-whars", or "jag-wires", or "jag-u-ers", tho'?
jag-u-ars (I think lol)
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Oh. I forgot how confusing the name is lol. When I read jaguar I think "spotted cat", Florida panthers are Puma not Panthera.
For what it's worth, I have seen a melanistic jaguar in Florida at a wildlife refuge
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Apparently the North American Jaguar went extinct like 7000 years ago. So now it's just Florida Panthers (puma as you said) and bobcats, which I think might be lynx related? Not sure. I know I used to see those down in wekiwa near the springs/hiking trails.
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Now there's a buncha luxury cars sinking in the swamp... How does that help?
Have you seen the latest jaguars? They're ugly as hell, maybe if we dump them in a swamp we'll have some kind of cosmic balance come back
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Apparently the North American Jaguar went extinct like 7000 years ago. So now it's just Florida Panthers (puma as you said) and bobcats, which I think might be lynx related? Not sure. I know I used to see those down in wekiwa near the springs/hiking trails.
Yes, the video that inspired the meme states Red Wolves and reintroducing Panthers would be the safest way. But im taking the extreme third option xD. Also, I believe Bobcats are the northern sub species of Lynx or vice versa.
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Apparently the North American Jaguar went extinct like 7000 years ago. So now it's just Florida Panthers (puma as you said) and bobcats, which I think might be lynx related? Not sure. I know I used to see those down in wekiwa near the springs/hiking trails.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]They are a lynx species but they don't have the stereotypical long tufts on their ears like most people think of. They are relatively common to see even in suburban areas in Fl
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But the elderly people already lose so many toy dogs to alligators, how can they be expected to deal with big cats?? /j
We still had Florida panthers when I was a kid, but there were a lot of people killing them for trophies. Damn, wiki says there's only ~200 left
Nah, jaguars eat alligators. It's win-win.
