The state used a panther to justify buying a huge chunk of land along the Estero river where I live (west end of Broadway). We used to see him now and then. Eventually it got hit by a cop car over near RSW and they moved him to Fakahachee Strand. I volunteer with DEP watching over that patch so I see lots of critters but they are in their natural habitat, not like the stories here.
You probably would not recognize Estero, or most of Lee County. They are permitting about 1100-1500 new houses a month. All those critters have to go somewhere.
That picture of the alligator standing up in front of a door that is bouncing around the net was supposed to have been taken by a homeowner on Winkler south of Summerlin. I am still trying to verify it but I do know ther first time I saw it was a Xerox copy of a snap shot.
