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The panther sprints down an empty path toward the woodlands.
FWC Photo by Tim Donovan
FWC releases female panther rescued as kitten in 2011
FWC releases female panther rescued as kitten in 2011
The panther peeks out to take in her new surroundings.
FWC Photo by Tim Donovan
Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) released a female Florida panther 1-31-2013 at the Picayune Strand State Forest in Collier County.
The panther and its brother had been raised at the White Oak Conservation Center in Yulee since they were 5 months old. The FWC rescued the two panthers as kittens in September 2011 near the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed in northern Collier County after their mother was found dead.
“This panther is healthy and has grown to a size that should prepare her for life in the wild,” said Darrell Land, FWC panther team leader. “The goal in any panther rescue is to be able to release the animal back into the wild to aid in the recovery of this endangered species.”
The release was coordinated in consultation with partners from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Five other kittens of similar ages – three females and two males – have been raised at White Oak and released in south Florida.
“We are grateful for the work the staff at White Oak has done to prepare this panther and others for release,” said Land.
Biologists chose the Picayune Strand State Forest for the release of this panther after they evaluated the home ranges of other females in the region and found available space between them.
An estimated 100 to 160 adult and subadult panthers remain in south Florida.
Florida residents can support conservation efforts like the rescue and rehabilitation of this panther through the purchase of a panther license plate. Fees from license plate sales are the primary funding source for the FWC’s research and management of Florida panthers.
To report dead or injured panthers, call the FWC’s Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-FWCC (3922) or #FWC or *FWC on a cell phone.
For more information on Florida panthers, go to floridapanthernet.org
Animal Drawn Wagon with an Umbrella Shading the Woman Is One of Many Units in an Annual Parade in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas near Emporia...06/1974
Image by The U.S. National Archives
Original Caption: Animal Drawn Wagon with an Umbrella Shading the Woman Is One of Many Units in an Annual Parade in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas near Emporia. It Is a Part of the Festivities of the Flint Hills Rodeo, a Major Cultural Event of the Area. It Is a 19th Century "Cowboy" Town in the Heart of the Kansas Flint Hills Region, and near an Area Designated as a Possible Site for a Tallgrass Prairie National Park 06/1974
U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-14602
Photographer: Duncan, Patricia D., 1932-
Subjects:
Emporia (Lyon county, Kansas, United States) inhabited place
Environmental Protection Agency
Project DOCUMERICA
Persistent URL: arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=557054
Repository: Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001.
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