TX 101 -- As is typical of TX 101, most of her activity was centered around the game pen on the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation (BCSIR). However, on 19 April, she made an unexpected journey and was located >2 miles east of Snake Rd. just north of I-75. This is the farthest east she has been located to date. By the next flight she had returned to the pen area. Throughout the remainder of this period she made several other excursions from the pen area. She ventured both north and east of the L-28 Interceptor Canal as well as west and south of the pen.

Panther #65_F1-- Panther #65F1 traveled extensively between Okaloacoochee (OK) Slough to the north and CR 846 to the south. He crossed south of CR 846 on two separate occasions but each time was only there for one flight.

Panther #66_F1-- Panther #66F1 spent the bulk of her time on private land north of the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge (FPNWR), west of SR 29 and south of CR 846. Due to this, opportunities to track behind her for kitten sign has been very limited. One occasion presented itself but no kitten sign was found. Number 66's movements also seem to verify that she no longer has kittens. She traveled between three relatively distinct areas (separated by approximately 2-4 miles each) every 2-3 weeks.

Panther #73_F1-- Panther #73F1 mainly occupied an area on the BCSIR west of the game pen, only venturing into it for a few weeks this period. She also probed south into the Addition Lands of the Big Cypress National Preserve (BCNP).

Panther #74_F2 - This young male is the second panther to cross the Caloosahatchee River in just over a year. (See Field Notes for more details on #74's dispersal.) Number 74F2 forded the river the weekend of 8-9 May 1999. On the flight of Friday, 7 May he was a mile south of the river near Goodno. The following Monday flight we discovered he had crossed the river and found him 11 miles away in Fisheating Creek near Palmdale. He seems to have settled down, at least for the time being, and has remained primarily in the area north of Fisheating Creek. He has utilized an area bounded on the south and west by Fisheating Creek, to the east by the Harney Pond Canal and has traveled north to within 7 miles of SR 70. He has crossed US 27 a minimum of 6 times in his travels so far.

Panther #79_F1 - Panther #79F1 has inhabited the area from Mud Lake east to the L-28 canal, south to the Jetport, southwest to Gator Hook Strand and west to Burns Lake in BCNP. He crossed Highway 41 seven times. On April 5 - 9 he was located with TX 103 in the Gator Hook Strand. On April 28 he was located with female panther #23 near Popenhager=s airstrip, and then again with TX 103 from May 26 - June 4 in the Gator Hook Strand/Loop Unit areas. On 30 June he was located within 300 yards of female panther #71F1 just south of I-75.

TX 103 -- TX 103 inhabited the Loop and Stairsteps Units of BCNP. From May 3 - 7 she made an excursion to the eastern side of the Loop unit and Pinecrest, an area she had not been located in before. On April 5 -9 she was located in the company of male panther #79F1 and with him again May 26 - June 4 in the Gator Hook Strand.

TX 105 -- TX 105 generally occupied the western portion of Long Pine Key (LPK) in Everglades National Park. She traveled as far southwest as Mahogany Hammock and as far north as the central portion of the "400 Hammocks" area. This Texas cougar also extended her movements into areas to the south and southwest of the "Hole-in-the-Donut" area. TX 105 was in the same willow hammock as male Panther #16 on 2 April 1999. We will continue to monitor her movements in July for any denning behavior.

TX 106 -- During April and May TX 106 primarily used the north part of FPNWR near the Catherine Island area. She was located with male panther #54 on 2 occasions; 26 February and 1 March. The following flight, on 3 March, she was with male panther #60. She denned by the first week in June on the Picayune Strand State Forest. Two healthy female kittens were handled at the den on 18 June. The usual samples were taken and transponders inserted for positive identification at a later date They weighed 2.3 and 2.5 pounds.

TX 107 -- TX 107 inhabited the area around Popenhager's and Little Deer airstrips. She continued to be located at her den through April 9. From April 12 - June 30 she has made small movements north and east of the airstrips.

Panther #70_F1-- Panther #70F1 inhabited the southwest portion of the Turner River Unit in the vicinity of Burns and Monument Lakes in BCNP. Beginning on April 5 she made an excursion west across Turner River Road then crossed Highway 41 to the south. After spending a week south of the highway she returned to the Turner River Unit on April 28. On June 16 - 18, she initiated denning northeast of Monument Lake. On June 23, three kittens, one male and two females, were marked with transponders.

Panther #71_F1-- Panther #71F1 inhabited an area from Mud Lake in the Turner River Unit northeast to I-75 near the L-28 interceptor canal on BCNP. From April 23 through June 30 she limited her movements to the area from the east I-75 rest area east to the L-28 canal. On June 14-18 her locations were confined to a small area and denning was initiated. On June 30 male panther #79 was located within 300 yards of her. However, it seems this had no adverse affects because four kittens were handled at the den on 4 July. More will be reported about this litter in the next report.

TX 108 -- TX 108 utilized all areas of LPK in Everglades National Park. She extended her movements to the south of LPK, spending some time in the Hole-in-the-Donut area. This Texas cougar had also moved north into the "400 Hammocks" area during this quarter. She made one extreme movement in mid-May to about four miles ESE of Paradise Key, crossing portions of Taylor Slough.

Panther #61_F1 -- Panther #61F1 had utilized a small home range in Everglades National Park from 26 March 1999, until her radio collar failed. Panther #61 spent most of her time at or near the den site (in the southwestern portion of Fairchild Hammock), while making occasional one- to two-mile movements to the SSE of the den site. While away from the den site, she traveled to the eastern end of Research Road and further SSE to just south of Hidden Lake. After the discovery of her single, two-week-old male kitten on 6 April 1999, the radio signal from Panther #61 has been erratic, at best. There has been no signal heard since 26 April 1999, and the radio collar of Panther #61 is no longer transmitting. Further tracking will be done to try to locate her; however, we will not attempt to re-collar her until her kitten is 6-9 months old.