June 18) - A volunteer at a Florida swamp sanctuary got an incredibly lucky shot: he filmed the first clear video of a Florida panther in the wild.
Dick Brewer, a retired school teacher, began May 12 at the Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary walking the boardwalk with a friend and fellow volunteer.
Brewer spotted what he first thought was a deer on the boardwalk, but soon realized there was a rare Florida panther standing 20 yards from him. He took out his camera and immediately began filming, the St. Petersburg Times reported.