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Path of the Panther

A once-in-a-lifetime sighting triggers a deep dive into the uncharted world of the Florida Panther. It's a race against time - to reveal the unseen natural history of an icon surviving in an ancient ecosystem.

Director

Eric Bendick

Year

Genre

Box Office

$140,140

Production

Grizzly Creek Films,Wildpath,Common Pictures,Appian Way,National Geographic

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Homepage

https://sked.link/pathofthepanther

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{\an8}CARLTON: And it's an emblem of a wildness.
It has survived over millennia. - Path of the Panther

{\an8}CARLTON: And it's an emblem of a wildness. It has...

We call this area "Kahayatle",
which is shimmering waters. - Path of the Panther

We call this area "Kahayatle", which is shimmering...

The sun shining on the water, - Path of the Panther

The sun shining on the water,

You know, I'm in an airboat,
but what if I was in a dugout canoe, - Path of the Panther

You know, I'm in an airboat, but what if I was in a dug...

Because maybe, eventually, it could return
to what my ancestors saw. - Path of the Panther

Because maybe, eventually, it could return to what my ancest...

On a lot of these tree islands,
we put our ancestors to rest. - Path of the Panther

On a lot of these tree islands, we put our ancestors to rest...

So our ancestors' DNA is in that tree. - Path of the Panther

So our ancestors' DNA is in that tree.

That's what we mean,
we're a part of the land. - Path of the Panther

That's what we mean, we're a part of the land.

It is. There's not really
any land in there. - Path of the Panther

It is. There's not really any land in there.

BETTY: You could tell that's supposed to
be high ground because of that tree. - Path of the Panther

BETTY: You could tell that's supposed to be high ground...

This is the video
from this exact spot. - Path of the Panther

This is the video from this exact spot.

BETTY: You could see here,
the dry ground in here, - Path of the Panther

BETTY: You could see here, the dry ground in here,

So he wouldn't have any problems - Path of the Panther

So he wouldn't have any problems

CARLTON: If I could find just a little
piece of dry land, - Path of the Panther

CARLTON: If I could find just a little piece of dry land,

If a big python gets me,
will you come rescue me? - Path of the Panther

If a big python gets me, will you come rescue me?

CARLTON: In 2016, there was a video
of a Florida panther, - Path of the Panther

CARLTON: In 2016, there was a video of a Florida panther,

I'm going to try to find my way
to that exact point - Path of the Panther

I'm going to try to find my way to that exact point

I know this is supposed to be
a tree island, but... - Path of the Panther

I know this is supposed to be a tree island, but...

It shows you how hard it would be
to be a deer or a panther - Path of the Panther

It shows you how hard it would be to be a deer or a panther

- BETTY: So basically impossible.
- CARLTON: Yeah. Yep. - Path of the Panther

- BETTY: So basically impossible. - CARLTON: Yeah. Yep.

(serene music throughout) - Path of the Panther

(serene music throughout)

Just like it's the home
to the panther, the deer, the frogs. - Path of the Panther

Just like it's the home to the panther, the deer, the f...

And on a spiritual level,
this is like our church. - Path of the Panther

And on a spiritual level, this is like our church.

(birds cawwing) - Path of the Panther

(birds cawwing)

It's been a full circle journey - Path of the Panther

It's been a full circle journey

My ancestors moved to Florida
in the early to mid-1800's. - Path of the Panther

My ancestors moved to Florida in the early to mid-1800'...

(reels flickering) - Path of the Panther

(reels flickering)

But the ranches are still there. - Path of the Panther

But the ranches are still there.

(thunder and rain) - Path of the Panther

(thunder and rain)

This is where the panther project
began for me. - Path of the Panther

This is where the panther project began for me.

You know that somewhere - Path of the Panther

You know that somewhere

Moment of truth is whether the camera
fires here, when we try to cross. - Path of the Panther

Moment of truth is whether the camera fires here, when we tr...

So something's going on
with this deal. - Path of the Panther

So something's going on with this deal.

Trigger's dead. Battery 42 percent. - Path of the Panther

Trigger's dead. Battery 42 percent.

Got more than a thousand pictures
compressed in two days. - Path of the Panther

Got more than a thousand pictures compressed in two days.

This trigger may have picked him up,
but by the time the camera fired, - Path of the Panther

This trigger may have picked him up, but by the time the cam...

I could try for two more years, and
I might not ever replicate that capture. - Path of the Panther

I could try for two more years, and I might not ever replica...

The chance of me seeing
a Florida panther in the daylight - Path of the Panther

The chance of me seeing a Florida panther in the daylight

But the camera trap, - Path of the Panther

But the camera trap,

(dramatic music throughout) - Path of the Panther

(dramatic music throughout)

This project has been
the hardest thing I've ever attempted. - Path of the Panther

This project has been the hardest thing I've ever attem...

It takes a tremendous amount of time,
energy, and luck to get these images. - Path of the Panther

It takes a tremendous amount of time, energy, and luck to ge...

And it's so far from certain
that we're actually going to succeed. - Path of the Panther

And it's so far from certain that we're actually g...

As much time as I spend obsessively
trying to photograph panthers, - Path of the Panther

As much time as I spend obsessively trying to photograph pan...

It's so hard to show the story. - Path of the Panther

It's so hard to show the story.

CARLTON: And you have to show people the animal - Path of the Panther

CARLTON: And you have to show people the animal

It's all about setting the stage.
And waiting. - Path of the Panther

It's all about setting the stage. And waiting.

{\an8}DAVE: We're going to go out
and try to locate - Path of the Panther

{\an8}DAVE: We're going to go out and try to locate

If all goes well, we'll come back in one
piece. (chuckle) - Path of the Panther

If all goes well, we'll come back in one piece. (chuckl...

DAVE: Yeah, so we're on the western edge
of the Everglades, Big Cypress ecosystem. - Path of the Panther

DAVE: Yeah, so we're on the western edge of the Evergla...

Why was the last puma, east of
the Mississippi, surviving here? - Path of the Panther

Why was the last puma, east of the Mississippi, surviving he...

CARLTON: It is the last breeding population - Path of the Panther

CARLTON: It is the last breeding population

DAVE: I can imagine this is probably
the last frontier - Path of the Panther

DAVE: I can imagine this is probably the last frontier

- CARLTON: Okay.
- Should be coming right over him, I think. - Path of the Panther

- CARLTON: Okay. - Should be coming right over him, I think.

We just saw a wild Florida Panther.
Absolutely amazing, rare sight to see. - Path of the Panther

We just saw a wild Florida Panther. Absolutely amazing, rare...

CARLTON: If you're a female panther, - Path of the Panther

CARLTON: If you're a female panther,

You would only find a narrow ribbon
of forested land, - Path of the Panther

You would only find a narrow ribbon of forested land,

This is a turning point. - Path of the Panther

This is a turning point.

As we've developed this state,
as we've developed this country, - Path of the Panther

As we've developed this state, as we've developed ...

These islands, for a wide ranging animal,
are a one way path to extinction. - Path of the Panther

These islands, for a wide ranging animal, are a one way path...

The panther needs that lifeline to the
north, it needs the northern Everglades, - Path of the Panther

The panther needs that lifeline to the north, it needs the n...

The wildlife corridor is a way - Path of the Panther

The wildlife corridor is a way

REPORTER: All new at 4:30. - Path of the Panther

REPORTER: All new at 4:30.

- (machine beeping)
- (quiet chatter throughout) - Path of the Panther

- (machine beeping) - (quiet chatter throughout)

LARA: It was obvious that this guy
had multiple broken legs, - Path of the Panther

LARA: It was obvious that this guy had multiple broken legs,

So once we got the X-rays,
and we could look at those injuries - Path of the Panther

So once we got the X-rays, and we could look at those injuri...

My options are fix the animal
and hope that that stretch - Path of the Panther

My options are fix the animal and hope that that stretch

There's not a whole lot
of in-betweens for wild animals. - Path of the Panther

There's not a whole lot of in-betweens for wild animals...

And I'm not sure even, - Path of the Panther

And I'm not sure even,

I think a lot of vets and a lot of people
would look at me, individually, - Path of the Panther

I think a lot of vets and a lot of people would look at me, ...

{\an8}- Five cc's b-vits.
- Okay. - Path of the Panther

{\an8}- Five cc's b-vits. - Okay.

{\an8}LARA: The panther team was originally formed - Path of the Panther

{\an8}LARA: The panther team was originally formed

MELODY: This particular kitten
is the very first Florida Panther kitten - Path of the Panther

MELODY: This particular kitten is the very first Florida Pan...

We know that we have a problem
with survival of young kittens. - Path of the Panther

We know that we have a problem with survival of young kitten...

And the factors
that appear to be important - Path of the Panther

And the factors that appear to be important

And a real clincher, one thing we're very
concerned about, is the genetics. - Path of the Panther

And a real clincher, one thing we're very concerned abo...

LARA: If you look back
in the history of the panther project, - Path of the Panther

LARA: If you look back in the history of the panther project...

Really close to the joint, but obviously,
they didn't hit it, which is great. - Path of the Panther

Really close to the joint, but obviously, they didn't h...

WOMAN: Yeah, I know, the joint spaces
look pretty nice there. - Path of the Panther

WOMAN: Yeah, I know, the joint spaces look pretty nice there...

LARA: As you can see, he's got the
double-plate - Path of the Panther

LARA: As you can see, he's got the double-plate

The surgery's gone amazing, and somewhere
along the way, he gets coined "Tres" - Path of the Panther

The surgery's gone amazing, and somewhere along the way...

{\an8}There is a spirit to it, right?
This animal truly wanted to survive. - Path of the Panther

{\an8}There is a spirit to it, right? This animal truly want...

I think we see that in animals
the same we do in people - Path of the Panther

I think we see that in animals the same we do in people

{\an8}(wildlife calls throughout) - Path of the Panther

{\an8}(wildlife calls throughout)

(phone chime) - Path of the Panther

BRIAN: For years, we thought
it's only a matter of time - Path of the Panther

BRIAN: For years, we thought it's only a matter of time

The photo's only two days old.
Small enough to be a female. - Path of the Panther

The photo's only two days old. Small enough to be a fem...

CARLTON: It's been before my lifetime - Path of the Panther

CARLTON: It's been before my lifetime

BRIAN: The tracks never lie.
'Cause tracks that small, for a panther, - Path of the Panther

BRIAN: The tracks never lie. 'Cause tracks that small, ...

BRIAN: Florida panther is the most
difficult cat I've ever tracked. - Path of the Panther

BRIAN: Florida panther is the most difficult cat I've e...

Path of the Panther poster

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A once-in-a-lifetime sighting triggers a deep dive into the uncharted world of the Florida Panther. It's a race against time - to reveal the unseen natural history of an icon surviving in an ancient ecosystem.

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Director: Eric Bendick

Writer: Eric Bendick

Production: Grizzly Creek Films,Wildpath,Common Pictures,Appian Way,National Geographic

Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: N/A

BoxOffice: $140,140

Released: 05 Apr 2024

Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations

Homepage: https://sked.link/pathofthepanther