Path of the Panther

Apr 16, 2022

1h 30m

★ 8.0

Keep the Florida Panther from becoming a ghost

Overview

“These animals are like ghosts,” says Carlton Ward Jr.—National Geographic explorer, photographer, and 8th generation Floridian—at the beginning of this captivating film that endeavors to keep the Florida Panther from becoming just that: a ghost. As the last big cat surviving in the eastern United States and the state animal of Florida, the panther is an icon of Florida’s ever-diminishing wild places, as revealed in the film’s sumptuous images. Leading a team that includes cowboys, wildlife biologists, photographers/videographers, and a lot of folks who simply care about the future of Florida’s fragile ecology, Ward treks repeatedly into the Everglades and expanses of South Florida to seek, record, and save these ghosts.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Grizzly Creek Films

Wildpath

Common Pictures

Appian Way

National Geographic

Path of the Panther Trailers

Cast

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Carlton Ward Jr.

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Betty Osceola

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Elton Langford

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Lara Cusack

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Brian Kelly

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Jen Korn

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Lauren Smith

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Dave Onorato

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