2015 Interagency Florida Panther Response Team Annual Report

The Interagency Florida Panther Response Plan (Response Plan) was developed to provide guidelines for responding to these interactions. Also included in the plan is an outreach strategy that provides goals and objectives for educating the public. The Response Plan is the guiding document for the Response Team since February 2005.

The Response Plan requires that the Response Team meet at least once a year to review the past year’s activities and suggest revisions to the Response Plan, if needed. The results of the annual meeting are provided in a comprehensive report to the Oversight Committee consisting of the FWS Southeast Regional Director, the FWS Refuge Manager of Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), the NPS Southeast Regional Director, the NPS Superintendent of Everglades National Park, the NPS Superintendent of Big Cypress National Preserve, and the FWC Executive Director. The Oversight Committee reviews and approves revisions to the Response Plan, review actions by the Response Team and provides guidance if warranted.  This report covers the period 07/01/2014 - 06/30/2015.