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Although the current distribution of panthers is greatly restricted, they once ranged from as far south as the Straits of Magellan and as far north as British Columbia. The Puma concolor schorgeri and Puma concolor couguar are extinct in the wild, while the Florida panther is listed as endangered and many other subspecies are considered threatened, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. ||= ||
 * = media type="youtube" key="76xpAOezNyA" height="273" width="336" ||= The Puma concolor or any of its subspecies is generally what is refered to by the term panther. The panther are also called cougars, pumas or mountain lions as well as many colloquial names such as “painter”.

By Drew Down, Frances Chambers and Kim Hyland EDU1ICT - Tutorial Group 2 - La Trobe University, Mildura