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Axis Deer - Cervus axis

Florida's Nonnative Wildlife. Species detail.

First year: 1930s

Extirpated year: Unknown

Established status: Species were formerly present in Florida, but are no longer present.

Estimated Florida range: 1 county Not reported breeding

Statewide trend: No current population

Threats to natives:

Species Account: Herds maintained under semi-wild conditions throughout Florida. A few individuals might have escaped in the 1930s east of the St. Johns River, Volusia County, but there have been no sightings in many years.

County	First Year	Extirpated Year	Breeding status	Notes
VOLUSIA	1930s		Not reported breeding	No recent sightings.

References

Layne, J. 1997. Nonindigenous Mammals. Pages 157-186 in Strangers in Paradise: impact and management of nonindigenous species in Florida (Simberloff,D., D. Schmitz, and T. Brown, eds.). Island Press, Washington, D. C.

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