Vets carry two anaesthetised panther kittens into a clinic for a check-up before they are released.
Four months earlier their mother had been found by the road, injured. She was known to researchers, who were aware that she had recently given birth. Her kittens would not survive without their mother’s care so they were looked after while their mother recovered.
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Carlton is a National Geographic explorer from Florida, USA, who uses photography to inspire conservation of his state's nature and culture. He founded the Florida Wildlife Corridor campaign in 2010 to build public support for the land conservation to keep Florida wild. He is the author of four books and a Founding Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers.
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