AoR 174: Florida Panthers and Tough Cattle, with Rancher Liesa Priddy

Liesa and Russell Priddy's JB Ranch was the winner of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association Environmental Stewardship Award for Region 2 in 2023. Most of us don't associate South Florida with cattle and predator conflicts. But the Priddys were the first to document confirmed panther kills of cattle in the region, and the growing panther population just north of the Everglades has caused local ranchers to begin taking stock of how to protect livestock where there are panthers in the pasture. Listen to learn about this unique environment surrounding the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge and the ups and downs of ranching and critical environmental stewardship between the swamp and the hyper-urbanized Florida coast. The Art of Range Podcast is supported by the Idaho Rangeland Resources Commission; Vence, a subsidiary of Merck Animal Health; and the Western Extension Risk Management Education Center. Go to the episode page at for a full transcript and links to resources mentioned in this interview. Music by Lewis Roise.

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AoR 174: Florida Panthers and Tough Cattle, with Rancher Liesa Priddy is an episode from The Art of Range by Art of Range.

This episode is 00:53:41 long.

This episode was published on Jan 8, 2026.

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