Deputies in Florida remove a sleeping panther from a country club
@Deepizzaguy (109393)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
December 7, 2023 3:11pm CST
It is very unusual for a panther to be seen taking a nap behind some shrubs near a stairwell at the Bonita National Country Club on Monday morning in Bonita Springs Florida.
Deputies with the Lee County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) answered the emergency call for help from the concerned persons at the country club to deal with the trespasser.
The deputies had help from employees of the Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission who was taken away from the country club and the panther to a local animal hospital where it will be given a medical exam before being sent back to the wild.
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@celticeagle (173971)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Dec 23
I am so very glad that they knocked this kitty out and didn't just track it down and kill it.
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@celticeagle (173971)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Dec 23
@Deepizzaguy ........So sad when are killed because people are moving into their areas.
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@Deepizzaguy (109393)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Dec 23
@celticeagle You have a good point there.
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@RasmaSandra (84651)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Dec 23
Do you mean to tell me that this club has a prejudice against letting panthers in as members????
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@jstory07 (143796)
• Roseburg, Oregon
8 Dec 23
@Deepizzaguy That is just wrong. Maybe he wanted to be a member.
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@Deepizzaguy (109393)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Dec 23
@jstory07 You are right.
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@Deepizzaguy (109393)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Dec 23
@just4him That is true.
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@Deepizzaguy (109393)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Dec 23
Neither did I even though there is an ice hockey team in Florida that is nicknamed the Panthers.
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@aninditasen (17032)
• Raurkela, India
8 Dec 23
Thank God it did not harm anyone. Is there a forest close by ? How did it come there?
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@Deepizzaguy (109393)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Dec 23
I am sure that there is a forest near the country club in Bonita Springs Florida.
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@Deepizzaguy (109393)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9 Dec 23
@aninditasen That is likely what happened.
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@aninditasen (17032)
• Raurkela, India
9 Dec 23
@Deepizzaguy No doubt the panther walked in.
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@snowy22315 (188970)
• United States
8 Dec 23
The panther was saying.."Following asleep at the country club and waking up in a Vet's office, I hate it when that happens"
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@RebeccasFarm (94538)
• Arvada, Colorado
8 Dec 23
Dangerous for them, glad they did not get bitten.
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@Deepizzaguy (109393)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Dec 23
I am in agreement with you since dealing with panthers is a dangerous situation.
@LindaOHio (187982)
• United States
8 Dec 23
I'm glad they were able to safely remove the panther.
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