The Florida panther is slowly making a comeback with the help of conservationists and an unlikely ally after being nearly extinct. | CBS Evening News

SOUND UP! 🔊 Incredible video of a Florida panther and its high pitched yowl sound, often used when calling out for a mate. Turkey hunters captured the amazing, close encounter! Credit: Joel Donaldson | Matt Devitt WINK Weather

The Florida panther — the last big cat surviving in the eastern United States and the state animal of Florida — is an icon of wild Florida. The Florida panther is known as an umbrella species, meaning that its conservation protects other animals that call its habitat home. Its survival depends on the protection of a network of statewide public and private lands, known as the Florida Wildlife Corridor. ⁠ ⁠ #📷: FStop Foundation | Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation