Death of UCFP156

Onorato, Dave [mailto:Dave.Onorato@MyFWC.com]
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 12:16 PM
Subject: Death of UCFP156

All:

This report, required by Section 2(d) of the Endangered Species Cooperative Agreement between the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), is to provide you details regarding the death and handling of a Florida panther. 

The remains of an approximately 3-4 year old uncollared male panther, UCFP156, were collected on 26 February 2011 in the median of I75 near MM114 in Collier County. The cause of death was trauma associated with a vehicle collision. The carcass is being transported to the FWC Wildlife Research Lab in Gainesville for a complete necropsy.  The remains will be archived at the FL Museum of Natural History. This is the 7^th panther mortality for 2011 and the 4^th road mortality.

This information is being provided as required by Section 2(d) of the Endangered Species Cooperative Agreement between the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).  It is not intended as a News Release.  All information should be considered “pending” until all necropsy results and tests are finalized.

Date	Panther ID	Sex	Age	Location	Cause	Type	Year	NAD83E	NAD83N
1/5/2011	FP141	M	8.5	Private property, Hendry County	Unknown	DEATH	2011	493576	2917771
1/7/2011	K284	M	1.5	SR29 south of Sears Rd., Hendry County	Vehicle	DEATH	2011	456583	2946741
1/13/2011	UCFP152	F	3	MM98 on I75 Eastbound, Collier County	Vehicle	DEATH	2011	436807	2892929
1/21/2011	UCFP153	M	8 months	MM98 on I75 Westbound, Collier County	Vehicle	DEATH	2011	436221	2892997
1/21/2011	UCFP154	M	10-11 months	Orange grove north of Sears Rd, Hendry County	ISA	DEATH	2011	464311	2949370
	UCFP155			Under investigation
2/26/2011	UCFP156	M	3-4	I-75 near MM114, Collier County	Vehicle	DEATH	2011	425712	2910414

Dave Onorato- Associate Research Scientist

Florida Panther Project

Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission