Video: Panther Release At Bergeron’s Ranch
BY BUDDY NEVINS
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation rangers released a two-year-old female panther on entrepreneur Ron Bergeron’s 7,000-acre Hendry County preserve on Monday.
The panther had been hit by a car and rehabilitated in an animal hospital in North Florida. The kitten had a broken leg, rib fractures and bruising around her lungs.
Attorney General Pam Bondi, who’s running for re-election, showed up for the release.
That’s Bondi on the right and Bergeron on the left.
When released, the cat had a radio collar on. Rangers monitoring the device said that the panther hunkered down in the woods near the release site and predicted it would stay their until nightfall, when it would hunt.
Bergeron’s property has varied wildlife, including wild deer and hogs, for the panther to eat.
What you don’t see in the still photo is Bergeron’s friend, country musician John Anderson, who warbled his hit “Seminole Wind” as the panther ran off into the woods. Check out the video here:
March 11th, 2014 at 6:51 pm
I love “Seminole Wind” and Apopka’s own John Anderson. And I believe it’s Hendry County, Buddy.
FROM BUDDY: Indeed it is Hendry County. Home of La Belle and Clewiston. Only a few miles from Broward, but truly rural.
March 14th, 2014 at 7:57 am
John Anderson is great in this video. His voice is pure country.
March 14th, 2014 at 6:21 pm
Thanks for letting us know which is Bergeron and which is Bondi. Otherwise we might have gotten them confused. Just kidding, Buddy. I get it.
March 16th, 2014 at 6:26 pm
Nice to read good stuff from locals
Good luck to the panther and
Thank You Buddy!
March 17th, 2014 at 7:05 am
It is amazing what drug money has done for so many people.