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Field Notes
These updates from our field biologists discuss the movements and activities of individual Florida panthers. Biologists use prefixes and numbers to identify each cat.
Panther Identification
When a kitten is handled at the den a transponder is inserted under the skin which permanently identifies that individual and it receives a "K" number. When a panther is captured and wears a radio collar it gets an "FP" number. FP just stands for Florida panther; they are numbered sequentially as they're captured. A panther that has never been handled at the den or captured for placement of a radio collar is identified as an uncollared Florida panther and has the designation "UCFP."
Mortality Causes
IA = intraspecific aggression (panthers killing panthers)RK = road kill
Location
BCNP = Big Cypress National Preserve (specific units within BCNP include Add Lands, Bear Island)FPNWR = Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge
OSSF = Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest
SIR = Seminole Indian Reservation
ENP = Everglades National Park
FSSP = Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve
CREW = Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed
PSSF = Picayune Strand State Forest
CSS = Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
US Fish & Wildlife Service Florida Panther Update February 2012
1/31/12
"Grabbed some dinner. Took a nap." Sound like another boring text message? Not when it comes from a panther. Read on to learn more. Read More
US Fish & Wildlife Service Florida Panther Update January 2012
1/12/12
Investigate a panther resting site and get an update on young FP194 since his release. Read More
US Fish & Wildlife Service Florida Panther Update December 2011
12/14/11
An orphaned panther kitten returns home. Learn about this latest chapter in FP194's saga. Read More
US Fish & Wildlife Service Florida Panther Update November 2011
11/14/11
Biologists use a technique called triangulation to pinpoint Florida panther dens. Learn what it is and how it's done. Read More
US Fish & Wildlife Service Florida Panther Update Oct 2011
10/17/11
Read about the multiagency effort to save a pair of young kittens that became orphaned after their mothers untimely death. Read More
FWC rescues two orphaned panther kittens
9/23/11
FWC recued two 5-month-old kittens after their mother, FP188, was found dead. Read More
US Fish & Wildlife Service Florida Panther Update Sept 2011
9/06/11
Female panthers often breed again soon after losing a litter. Read about the recent case of FP113 and the challenges biologists face when things don't go as "scheduled." Read More
US Fish & Wildlife Service Florida Panther Update August 2011
8/05/11
Seeing panthers from the air during telemetry flights is always exciting for biologists. Two stories highlight what can be learned from such events. Read More
US Fish & Wildlife Service Florida Panther Update July 2011
7/11/11
The Florida Panther Update newsletter is produced monthly by the US Fish & Wildlife Service's Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge. Learn what panther biologists from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Big Cypress National Preserve have been working on and about other panther related news. Read More
US Fish & Wildlife Service Florida Panther Update June 2011
6/16/11
The Florida Panther Update newsletter is produced monthly by the US Fish & Wildlife Service's Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge. Learn what panther biologists from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Big Cypress National Preserve have been working on and about other panther related news. Read More