Detailed project information for Study Plan Number 03002-01

Branch :	Southern Appalachian Field Branch
Study Plan Number :	03002-01
Study Title :	Effects of public use on Florida panthers on additional lands at Big Cypress National Preserve
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SIS Number :	5002184
Primary Program Element :	Endangered and At-Risk Species
Second Program Element :	Wildlife
Status :	Completed
Abstract :	The Florida panther (Felis concolor coryi) is one of the rarest mammals in the world. Less than 50 animals inhabit 1.5 million ha of land in south Florida, the bulk of which includes the Big Cypress National Preserve (BICY). This is the only breeding population of panthers in eastern North America and its use of habitats at the landscape level, often encompassing several land parcels with a variety of public and private owners, presents some unique, yet critical, management problems. In 1992, more than 45,000 ha of additional land became part of the National Preserve; this new area is inhabited by most of the Florida panthers at BICY. The approved I-75 plan/environmental assessment for recreational access to these "Addition Lands" at BICY calls for monitoring and/or studies of the Florida panther, its prey, and human visitors (which are primarily deer hunters).
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