The diet of the Florida panther in Everglades National Park, Florida
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We examined the diet of Florida panthers (Felis concolor coryi) in Everglades National Park from 1984 to 1991 using data from 113 kill sites of 9 radio-collared panthers, and 272 scats found at kill sites and from free-ranging panthers. Nine species were identified at kill sites and 14 species from scats. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) was the most important prey species according to kill and scat analyses. Most kills were of adult bucks and does. The mean time spent at kills was 3.86 days. Secondary prey species from scat analysis were marsh rabbits (Sylvilagus palustris) and raccoons (Procyon lotor). The diet of panthers in Everglades National Park (ENP) was compared to that of panthers from southwestern Florida, including Big Cypress National Preserve. The estimated consumed biomass of white-tailed deer in ENP was nearly identical to the combined consumed biomass of deer and feral hogs from southwestern Florida.
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The primary prey species of the Florida panther in southern Florida are white-tailed deer and wild hogs.
“The primary prey species of the Florida panther in southern Florida are white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginiana) and wild hogs (Sus scrofa) [17, 18].”
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- Authors
- Dalrymple, G. H., & Bass, O. L.
- Affiliations
- Everglades University (US)
- Everglades National Park (US)
- Venue
- Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History
- Publisher
- Florida Museum of Natural History
- Published
- 1996-10-14
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 173-193
- ISSN
- 0071-6154 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4392180508
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Keywords
- Florida panther, diet, prey selection, white-tailed deer, kill sites, scat analysis, marsh rabbit, raccoons, feral hogs, Everglades National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve
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