Lecture Series: Cat Tale:The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther

325 Avenue A NW,Winter Haven FL 33881

10 January, 2023

Description

The third lecture in our series will feature Craig Pittman presenting Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther. Florida's schoolchildren chose the panther as the state animal, and a decade later it nearly went extinct. But a ragtag band - some scientists, a veterinarian, and a veteran hunter - banded together to pull off a risky experiment to save them. Native Floridian Craig Pittman graduated from Tory State University in Alabama, where his muckraking work for the student paper prompted an agitated dean to label him "the most destructive force on campus". After 31 years at the Tampa Bay Times, he now writes a weekly column on environmental issues for the Florida Phoenix and co-hosts the podcast "Welcome to Florida". *Seating is limited. Doors open approximately 30 minutes prior to event. Printed tickets are not required.