TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Committee has completed the first enrollment phase for the Florida Panther Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) Pilot Program.

The PES program is designed to support Panther conservation efforts essential for recovery and expansion, as well as strengthen partnerships with private landowners in South Florida. Throughout 2025, enrolled landowners will receive a payout totaling $519,012 for their efforts.

Jennifer Goff, deputy director of the FWC’s Division of Habitat and Species Conservation, says that landowners willing to participate in the program are "essential" to conservation efforts.

“We’re encouraged by the response from landowners and the quality of the habitat enrolled in this program,” Goff says. "Our landowners’ wi

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