Path of the Panther, Film Screening + Panel at First Magnitude Brewing

1220 Southeast Veitch Street,Gainesville FL 32601

01 March, 2023

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Co-hosted by: University of Florida, the Florida Climate Institute, and the Center for Landscape Conservation Planning Date: Wednesday, March 1st at 6:00 PM Location: First Magnitude Brewing Company, Gainesville, Florida Screening of the Path of the Panther feature film Audience Q&A and panel discussion moderated by Carolyn Cox from the Florida Climate Institute featuring filmmakers and conservation experts Learn more about the film at PathofthePanther.com “In the southern Everglades, a wildlife photographer, veterinarians, ranchers, conservationists, and indigenous people join forces to track and protect the endangered Florida panther. In this moving documentary, stunning images of the big cats spur the movement to restore a majestic keystone species as well as dwindling wilderness. While National Geographic’s Carlton Ward, Jr. employs camera traps to capture thrilling video and still portraits of panthers and other marshland creatures, biologists track the elusive wild felines, vets rehabilitate them after car strikes, and ranchers preserve working land and prevent overdevelopment. Creating wildlife corridors through ranch lands and nature preserves is the long-term plan. Through Ward’s art, the Florida panther and the swampland itself speak eloquently of their right to continue. A gripping tale of survival, Path of the Panther offers hope that we can follow our love of beauty and nature toward better stewardship of the Earth.” - CAROL HARADA, MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL