Miners Blow Up Panther Habitat, Then Build Houses Around New 'Lakes'

Miners Blow Up Panther Habitat, Then Build Houses Around New 'Lakes'
A John Deere 824J wheel loader carries crushed coquina rock for transport at the Stewart Mining Plant in Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S., on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Industrial production rose in June by the most in four months, signaling U.S. manufacturing is improving heading into the second half of the year. Photographer: Ty Wright/Bloomberg via Getty Images
A John Deere 824J wheel loader carries crushed coquina rock for transport at the Stewart Mining Plant in Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S., on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Industrial production rose in June by the most in four months, signaling U.S. manufacturing is improving heading into the second half of the year. Photographer: Ty Wright/Bloomberg via Getty Images

To get the rock needed for making pavement and concrete, miners want to dynamite and dig up thousands of acres in Lee and Collier counties that's currently habitat for the Florida panther.

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