FWC.fw_species_panther_mortality
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850348.804400
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Projected
GCS_NAD_1983_2011
Linear Unit: Meter (1.000000)
NAD_1983_2011_Florida_GDL_Albers
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GIS Librarian
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
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St. Petersburg
Florida
33701
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20250123
ArcGIS Metadata
1.0
GISLibrarian
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
GIS Data Librarian
727-896-8626
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
100 8th Avenue Southeast
St. Petersburg
FL
33701
US
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https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/wildlife/panther/
Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class
Florida Panther (Puma concolor coryi) Mortality Locations, February 1972 to July 2025
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
vector digital data
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) mortality database contains all known and documented mortalities including known or likely causes. This dataset reflects dead Florida panthers from February 1972 to July 2025.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
To monitor Florida panther mortalities and document their locations and causes.
FWC Florida Panther Program Biologists Mark Lotz and Dave Onorato
GISLibrarian
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
GIS Librarian
727-896-8626
100 8th Ave S.E.
St. Petersburg
Florida
33701
GISRequests@MyFWC.com
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time
FWRIplace
FWRIplace
Statewide
Wildlifetheme
mortality
biota
panther
FWRIplace
mortality
Statewide
biota
panther
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 FWC-FWRI 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 Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 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.
These data are unrestricted. Users should acquire the best available data. If possible, please acquire this dataset directly from FWC as other sources may have altered the original data.
FWRI-DC
Available without restriction
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><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></DIV>
ground condition
This dataset includes only those mortalities with known coordinate locations.
Esri ArcGIS 13.3.4.52636
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No restrictions on metadata
FWRI-MC
Metadata must be distributed with the data set.
Metadata must be distributed with the data set.
Logically consistent. All attributes fall within defined values.
These data are complete as of the data available to FWRI in April 2022.
Quality checked visually for attribute accuracy and consistency
Unknown. However, locations were validated using physical descriptions of locations.
Received panther mortality database from Panther Team, containing a cumulative table of spatial coordinates of mortality locations since Feb 1972, as well as associated attributes. Cleaned data to remove panther injuries. Imported data into geodatabase table, created vector point feature class from table in UTM NAD 83 Zone 17 projection. Projected to NAD_1983_HARN_Florida_GDL_Albers and NAD_1983_2011_GDL_Florida_Albers. Updated this metadata record.
GISLibrarian
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
GIS Data Librarian
727-896-8626
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
100 8th Avenue Southeast
St. Petersburg
FL
33701
US
GISRequests@MyFWC.com
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Eastern Time
This Excel database contains records of Florida panther injuries and mortalities from February 1972 to the present. A geodatabase table and vector point locations were generated from this data.
Panther_mortality_database_2022.xlsx
Panther_Mortality_Database
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
ground condition
691
EPSG
8.2.10(10.3.1)
Point locations of panther mortalities from Feb 1972 to the present.
FWC
panther_mortality_point
Feature Class
691
Shape
Feature geometry.
Esri
Feature geometry.
Shape
Geometry
8
0
0
OBJECTID
Internal feature number.
Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
OBJECTID
OID
4
10
0
PANTHERID
Unique ID for each panther.
FWC
Code identifying deceased panther.
PANTHER ID
String
254
0
0
Sex
Sex of panther.
FWC
Text field.
SEX
String
254
0
0
Age
Approximate age of panther, if known.
FWC
Text field containing numeric values.
AGE
String
254
0
0
LOCATION
Text description of area in which deceased panther was located.
FWC
Text field
LOCATION
String
254
0
0
CAUSE
Cause of panther mortality, if known.
FWC
Text field
Cause of Death
String
254
0
0
YEAR
Year of mortality incident.
FWC
Numeric field.
YEAR
Double
8
18
6
Date
Date of mortality incident.
FWC
Date field.
Date
Date
8
0
0
PANTHERID2
PANTHERID2
String
254
0
0
MORTID
MORTALITYID
String
254
0
0
AGE_UNITS
Units (days, months, weeks, years) of age of deceased panther, if known.
FWC
Text field.
AGE_UNITS
String
254
0
0
COUNTY
COUNTY
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
FWC
Simple
FALSE
691
TRUE
FALSE