Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge

Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Florida panther
Map showing the location of Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge
LocationCollier County, Florida, U.S.
Nearest cityNaples
Coordinates26°10′20″N 081°22′38″W / 26.17222°N 81.37722°W / 26.17222; -81.37722
Area26,400 acres (107 km2)
Established1989
Governing bodyUS Fish & Wildlife Service
WebsiteFlorida Panther National Wildlife Refuge
A panther in the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge

The Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located in southwestern Florida, twenty miles east of Naples, in the upper segment of the Fakahatchee Strand of the Big Cypress Swamp. It is north of I-75 and west of SR 29.