TX101 -- TX101 has apparently settled into a predictable use area after three months of exploring the extent of her new habitat in south Florida. Her present area of use includes the eastern Addition Lands south to I-75 and extends north through the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation and adjacent ranch land in Hendry County. TX101 will be interacting with radio-instrumented panther females #36 and #56 and males #46 and #45 as well as uncollared panthers known to occur here, if she continues to use this area.

TX102 -- This cougar continues to use an area in Hendry County to the east of the Hendry Correctional Institute and north to Rocky Lake. Her eastern limit appears to be the McDaniel's Ranch along CR 833. Male panther #46 and uncollared panthers also use the area currently used by TX102.

TX103 -- TX103 continued using an area south of Monroe Station and US 41 and west of Loop Road until beginning westward movements on 10 July. She reached the Turner River Canal and remained within one mile of the Us 41 and Turner River Road junction for two weeks. This is an area used previously by panthers to cross US 41 but by the end of July, she had moved about two miles back eastward to an area south of US 41 and Burns Lake, and area not typically used by panthers to cross US 41.

TX104 -- This female spent most of July in the Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve and on 7 of 13 flights, was with female panther #09. Even when these 2 cats were apart, the distance separating them was generally less than 1 mile. The area used by TX104 overlaps with males #51 and #54. She returned to the northeast Belle Meade area on 31 July. TX104 appears to have established disjunct use areas, incorporating the Belle Meade and Fakahatchee, but with no substantial use areas in between.

TX105 -- TX105 moved slowly north for one week after her release on Long Pine Key (LPK) in Everglades National Park on 5 July. She then returned south to an area on LPK previously used for agriculture called the Hole-in-the-Donut. TX105 continues to make short movements, using a 10 sq. mile area in the pinelands of LPK. She was located less than a quarter mile from Florida panther male #16 on 8 of 14 flights for the first two weeks after release, but they have not been documented together. Panther #16 has now moved northwest about 6 miles off LPK to Papaya Hammock.

TX106 -- TX106 has used the same area since being released in April, primarily staying north of Janes Scenic Drive to I-75 and west into the eastern Golden Gate Estates. This cat was apparently responsible for some goat depredation on an adjacent ranch, but after GFC research personnel offered suggestions on husbandry and pen design, this problem has not recurred. TX106 was located near male #54 for one day in April and two days later she was located with this 3 year old male, a pattern suggestive of mating. A possible denning date was projected for late July based on a 90 day gestation period, but no denning has occurred.

TX107 -- TX107 has remained in a 40 sq. mile area in the central part of Big Cypress National Preserve called Calusa Ranch. Her range has overlapped females #23 and #55 but they have not been located together. TX107 appeared healthy when observed from the air on 28 July.

TX108 -- This cougar has made short movements to the north since her release on Long Pine Key on 26 July. TX108 has used an area of less then 5 sq. mile but she has not been located near the male panther (#16) that frequently uses this area. TX108 was released at the same site as TX105 and thus far movements observed in the pine lands on LPK have been similar for both cats. High water levels surrounding LPK may account for the movement patterns observed for TX105 and TX108.

Prepared by Darrell Land, Mark Lotz, Ken Johnson, Deborah Jansen, and Sonny Bass (8/4/95)