April 14 2008 The carcass of FP157 was retrieved this morning from the Bird Rookery Swamp Unit of CREW. This panther was estimated to be 3 years old when he was captured on 19 December 2008 on the Lee County Port Authority Land north of Corkscrew Road. The cause-of-death (COD) is suspected to be intraspecific aggression (ISA) given concurrent locations of another collared male panther in the area and some evidence on scene. The carcass had been heavily scavenged over the weekend. The carcass of FP157 is currently in transit to the FWC Wildlife Research Lab in Gainesville where a necropsy will be performed to verify the COD. FP157 is the fourth documented mortality for 2008 and second ISA. The hide and bones will be archived at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Dave Onorato- Associate Research Scientist
Florida Panther Project
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

April 12 2008, a 12-16 month old female Florida panther was hit by a vehicle and killed on SR 29, approximately 2.6km north of the junction with US41 (or 2km south of the Copeland turnoff on SR29).  The panther was moving from west to east and was hit in the southbound lane of SR29. This panther had no kink, but did have a cowlick. FWC LE responded after being contacted by Collier SO and collected the carcass at 21:26 hours. Upon arrival at the FWC-Naples field office, biopsy samples were collected. Not transponder was found during this initial examination. UCFP104 is the second roadkill and third documented mortality for 2008. The carcass is currently in the freezer at the Naples office and will eventually be transported to the FWC Wildlife Research Lab in Gainesville for necropsy. The hide and bones will be archived at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Dave Onorato- Associate Research Scientist
Florida Panther Project
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

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