Tampa Bay Times from St. Petersburg, Florida • 53

ST. PETERSBURG TIMES TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1988 9B Officials offer $7,000 for tips in Texas cougar deaths have been tracking their movements to determine if the cougars, which have similar habits to those of panthers, adapt well. Anyone convicted of killing a cougar could be penalized under the state's Florida panther protection statute, under which they could be sentenced to prison for five years and fined $5,000. As of Monday, a total of $6,600 was available for the reward. Most of that money, $4,100, was to be administered through the Wildlife Alert program, which requires a conviction before the money can be distributed, Fuller said.

deaths. The cause of the third cat's death could not be determined, said Tom Logan, chief of wildlife research for the game and fish commission. The cougars were released in June. By mid-July, the first cougar was found dead floating in the Suwannee River. The second was considered dead in October after officials found its radio collar.

The cougar was not found. The third died earlier this month from an infection that developed in a gunshot wound in a rear leg, Logan said. The two remaining cougars are believed to be in good health. Under the revitalization program, the five wild cougars were caught in Texas, sterilized, tagged with radio collars and then dropped in the forest. Biologists left in the swamps and scrubland of Central and South Florida, where their natural habitats are being chipped away by development.

A forest west of Jacksonville is being considered as a new habitat. "It's a shame when we may be approaching a time when there will be generations who will not be able to hear the cry of a wild Florida panther," said Grant, D-Madison. "It's a sound that one never forgets." Grant, Manley Fuller, president of the Florida Wildlife Federation, and officials of the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission urged anyone with information about the cougar deaths to call the state's toll-free Wildlife Alert hot line at 1-800-342-8105. They said names would be kept confidential. Hunters have been blamed in two of the cougar Anoclated Preii TALLAHASSEE State and private game officials are offering nearly $7,000 for information that helps convict anyone responsible for the death of Texas cougars that were part of a program to re-establish endangered Florida panthers, U.S.

Rep. Bill Grant announced Monday. Grant says the group hopes to raise $10,000 for the reward. Three of five cougars released into the Osceola National Forest in June have died, threatening the state and federal program aimed at finding a new habitat for Florida panthers. Fewer than 30 of the panthers are thought to be MM Electronics Appliances it 11 1 1 itfimn nr in A LA mz CABLE WIRELESS 7 REMOTE LIMIT Due1 20 -2J5V PER FAMILY TRACK PROGRAMMING VHS VCR With Remote CoPaCountertop Microwave Oven Wth Remote Remote Control OmipactDKnayer 19NP8 CJ3 3U- 56-1007 CDB482 Energy Saving 30" Cas or MASNAVQX Stereo (()) 100 watt Per Channel Remote Rack System Stereo 46" Big Screen TV wUniversal Remote RJ8530AK Video Camcorder Electric Range NEW3G1WH NGW3G1WH ON SCREEN MENU DISPLAY BUILT IN GRAPHIC EQUALIZER 2 PAGE DIGITAL SUPERIMPOSER TAKEURCMOICe il tew .1 KSTL W-Liafi' S3800 (g CCDF30 UHi-hM Era Heavy Duty Automatic II itcii' 1 15 cu.

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