“If we can protect and preserve the Florida panther, we can protect and preserve the future of Florida.”
—Former Florida Senator Burt Saunders
“The most exciting thing here today is government doesn’t have to mandate it. I commend each and every one of you.”
—Collier County Commissioner Tom Henning
“I applaud the leadership shown here…(this is) the beginning of a broader dialogue to conserve and recover the Florida panther.”
—Paul Souza, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
“(This program) can be a model for Florida, the Southeast and the United States…I call it ‘value-added conservation.’”
—Tim Breault, Florida Wildlife Commission