FWC.fw_species_black_bear_captures_pnt 68634.062800 772140.480200 168719.346700 791560.235700 1 002 Projected GCS_NAD_1983_2011 Linear Unit: Meter (1.000000) NAD_1983_2011_Florida_GDL_Albers <ProjectedCoordinateSystem xsi:type='typens:ProjectedCoordinateSystem' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xs='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:typens='http://www.esri.com/schemas/ArcGIS/3.5.0'><WKT>PROJCS["NAD_1983_2011_Florida_GDL_Albers",GEOGCS["GCS_NAD_1983_2011",DATUM["D_NAD_1983_2011",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Albers"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",400000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-84.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",24.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",31.5],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",24.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",6439]]</WKT><XOrigin>-19550100</XOrigin><YOrigin>-7526400</YOrigin><XYScale>10000</XYScale><ZOrigin>0</ZOrigin><ZScale>1</ZScale><MOrigin>0</MOrigin><MScale>1</MScale><XYTolerance>0.001</XYTolerance><ZTolerance>0.001</ZTolerance><MTolerance>0.001</MTolerance><HighPrecision>true</HighPrecision><WKID>102967</WKID><LatestWKID>6439</LatestWKID></ProjectedCoordinateSystem> 1.0 FGDC 20260220 14101500 20260220 14101500 150000000 5000 20260220 16023800 TRUE dataset GIS Librarian Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute GIS Data Librarian 850-488-0588 850-410-5269 Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 620 S. Meridian St 5B6 Tallahassee Florida 32399 GISRequests@MyFWC.com 20260220 ArcGIS Metadata 1.0 GIS Librarian Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute GIS Data Librarian 850-488-0588 850-410-5269 Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 620 S. Meridian St 5B6 Tallahassee Florida 32399 GISRequests@MyFWC.com None. However, persons or organizations requesting information must provide transfer media if FTP is not available and must pay express shipping costs if express shipping is required. Contact GIS Librarian by e-mail, telephone, or letter explaining which products are needed and providing a brief description of how the products will be used. Also, provide name and address of the person or organization requesting the products. Usually within 10 business days, although, complex requests may take longer SHP http://myfwc.com/research http://myfwc.com/bear/ Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class Bear_Captures_1981_2025 2024-03-19 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute vector digital data <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>This shapefile contains the locations of black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus)captures in the state of Florida, where the end result of the capture activity did not result in the death of the animal (i.e. bear released on-site or relocated, or a cub taken into temporary holding for later release into the wild). The data were limited to those records obtained from the Wildlife Incident Management System (WIMS) database maintained by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and that were associated with a geographic coordinate.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> These data are available for all people interested in black bear capture locations in the state of Florida. Alyssa Gladney (FWC Bear Management Program) GIS Librarian Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute GIS Data Librarian Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 620 S. Meridian St 5B6 Tallahassee Florida 32399 GISRequests@MyFWC.com FWC Place Statewide Florida ISO 19115 Topic Category biota User biology GIS FWC Theme biology research uplands bear Ursus mapping nuisance capture wildlife GIS biota biology GIS biology research uplands bear Ursus mapping nuisance capture wildlife GIS Statewide Florida <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>Users should read and fully comprehend this metadata record prior to using these data. Please acknowledge the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) as the data source for any products developed from these data. If any data are modified, please share the edited information with FWC. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area may be inaccurate. Users should acquire the best available data. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of these data.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> This data set is in the public domain, and the recipient may not assert any proprietary rights thereto nor represent it to anyone as other than a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission produced data set; it is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and suitability of this data set for a specific application. In no event will the staff of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission be liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of or the inability to use this data set. FWRI-DC AvaIable without restriction Esri ArcGIS 13.1.3.41833 true -87.466400 -80.253319 30.981645 25.475492 ground condition 1981-10-15 2022-12-31 Acknowledgement of the FWC-HSC (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Habitat and Species Conservation Division) as the data source would be appreciated in any products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of this data. Please cite the original metadata when using portions of the record to create a similar record of slightly altered data, such as reprojection. If any data are modified or adjusted, please share the edited information with FWC. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of this data. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such. This is not a survey data set and should not be utilized as such. These data are not to be used for navigation. 1 -87.474968 -80.097707 31.132592 25.471631 Quality checked visually for attribute accuracy and consistency. Logically consistent. All attribute values fall within defined values. Visually inspected for completeness to ensure all values fell within specified ranges. Positions have been recorded with varying GPS units; errors vary depending upon precision and accuracy of differing GPS units. Positions have been recorded with varying GPS units; errors vary depending upon precision and accuracy of differing GPS units. Dataset describing Florida black bear activity in the state of Florida. Florida Black Bear Captures (1981 – 2022) bear data ground condition 1981-10-15 2021-12-31 Staff records capture locations in the WIMS database as geographic coordinates, which were then exported into Microsoft Excel as a spreadsheet. Spreadsheet data were imported into ESRI ArcMap 10.3.1 as an XY event and converted into a point shapefile. The shapefile was QA/QC'd against county boundaries layer in data library. Questionable records were individually examined and corrected as appropriate. 2019-01-01 Julia Davis received Updated 2023 Bear capture points, Updated metadata dates. 2024-03-19 3142 EPSG 8.2.10(10.3.1) Bear_Captures_1981_2022 These data are available for all people interested in the location of black bear captures in the state of Florida. FWC Bear Management Program Feature Class 3142 OBJECTID OBJECTID OID 4 10 0 Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. REarTag1 Right ear tag 1 ID number FWC Text field REarTag1 String 254 0 0 IncidentID IncidentID String 254 0 0 County County where capture took place FWC Text field County String 254 0 0 Age Estimated age of bear by tooth cross section, estimation, or calculation FWC Number field Age Double 8 38 8 CapDate Date of capture (MM/DD/YYYY) FWC String CapDate Date 8 0 0 Weight Weight of bear in pounds FWC Number field Weight Double 8 38 8 OrigCap First time capturing this bear FWC Text field OrigCap String 254 0 0 Sex Sex of bear FWC Text field Sex String 254 0 0 CapMethod Capture methodology FWC Text field CapMethod String 254 0 0 LEarTag2 Left ear tag 2 ID number FWC Text field LEarTag2 String 254 0 0 Tattoo1 Tattoo 1 ID number FWC Text field Tattoo1 String 254 0 0 Location Specific location of capture FWC Text field Location String 254 0 0 Yearlings Numbers of yearlings observed with bear FWC Whole number Yearlings String 254 0 0 OFinAction Final action taken if FinAction is OTHER FWC Text field OFinAction String 254 0 0 FinAction Final action taken FWC Text field FinAction String 254 0 0 Tattoo2 Tattoo 2 ID number FWC Text field Tattoo2 String 254 0 0 TrackNum Tracking numbers which refer to non-spatial bear database FWC Whole numbers TrackNum String 254 0 0 REarTag2 Right ear tag 2 ID number FWC Text field REarTag2 String 254 0 0 ZipCode Zip code in which report was placed FWC Whole numbers ZipCode String 254 0 0 LEarTag1 Left ear tag 1 ID number FWC Text field LEarTag1 String 254 0 0 City City in which report was placed FWC Text field City String 254 0 0 Locale Community/Subdivision in which report was placed FWC Text field Locale String 254 0 0 Latitude Capture latitude in decimal degrees FWC Decimal Degrees Latitude Double 8 38 8 Longitude Capture longitude in decimal degrees FWC Decimal Degrees Longitude Double 8 38 8 Region FWC region where capture took place FWC Text field Region String 254 0 0 ReportDate Date of report (MM/DD/YYYY) FWC String ReportDate Date 8 0 0 BMU FWC Bear Management Unit where capture took place FWC Text field BMU String 254 0 0 Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. Shape Geometry 8 0 0 NCapReason Reason for capture if CapReason is Nuisance FWC Text field NCapReason String 254 0 0 Cubs Numbers of cubs observed with bear FWC Whole number Cubs String 254 0 0 AgeClass Age classification of bear FWC Double AgeClass String 254 0 0 CapReason Reason for capture FWC Text field CapReason String 254 0 0 OCapReason Reason for capture if CapReason is OTHER FWC Text field OCapReason String 254 0 0 created_user created_user String 255 0 0 created_date created_date Date 8 0 0 last_edited_user last_edited_user String 255 0 0 last_edited_date last_edited_date Date 8 0 0 Simple FALSE 3142 TRUE FALSE