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Big Cypress National Preserve Biologists Use Bar Codes To Track Panther Kittens

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on May 5, 2010 - 1:31am

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There were, at last count, at least five dens with panther kittens this spring in and around Big Cypress National Preserve, which offers arguably the best habitat for the big cats. But how do biologists keep track of these kittens?

In this podcast Bob DeGross, the preserve's chief of interpretation, explains the process wildlife biologists use when they discover dens of panther kittens.

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