May 12, 2026
A Florida federal judge denied a request Tuesday by a developer to move an Endangered Species Act suit challenging the approval of a project that environmental groups alleged encroaches on habitats for the federally protected Florida panther to another judge in the district, ruling that transfer is not warranted.
April 08, 2026
Conservation groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday for signing off on a 10,000-acre residential and commercial development project in Southwest Florida that the groups say will destroy the rapidly shrinking habitat of the endangered Florida panther.