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Belden, R.C.
Florida panther reintroduction feasibillity study
1994  Conference Proceeding

Eight additional mountain lions were released into northern Florida during this reporting period. These included 5 females and 3 males. Three of these additional mountain lions were born in captivity at Gilman Paper Company's White Oak Plantation near Yulee, Florida, and were released with their mothers. These animals were radio-monitored 3 days/week (M, W, F) and daily during the first 9 days of the general gun hunting season. An initial stocking of at least 10 mountain lions can be used to establish a population in northern Florida. The 7 animals that remained in northern Columbia County, FL, established a social structure, and, if the males had not been sterilized, nearly all of the females would be raising kittens as of the end of this reporting period. The captive-raised mountain lions appear to have adapted more quickly and easily to the study area.

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