A Florida panther that grabbed two chickens and a turkey from an Everglades petting zoo returned for second helpings.

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The panther, nicknamed Don Juan because he is known to have fathered at least 30 kittens, was found 12 hours later a few hundred yards away from the Trail Lakes Campground and petting zoo, the Naples Daily News reported. He was sedated and moved 20 miles away last Friday.

Don Juan returned to the area on Saturday but wandered off because the campground was holding a loud concert. On Monday, he is believed to have grabbed a chicken and goose being kept in a yard about 3 miles away.

Florida panthers are one of the rarest large mammals in the world. But their numbers have tripled to 87 in the past decade, and they are colliding with humans in southwest Florida.

David Shealey, who owns the petting zoo and campground, would like to see a halt to development.

There's a limit how many animals can survive in a single cage, and that's what the Everglades is becoming -- a cage," he said.