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Pronghorn - Antilocarpa americana

First year: 1970s

Extirpated year: 1979

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

Estimated Florida range: 2 counties Not reported breeding

Statewide trend: No current population

Threats to natives:

Species Account: Introduced on a private ranch in Osceola County east of Kissimmee River in the early 1970s, and some animals might have survived a few years. Last seen in 1979 west of the river on Avon Park Bombing Range, Polk County.

County	First Year	Extirpated Year	Breeding status	Notes
OSCEOLA	1970s		Not reported breeding	No recent reports.
POLK	1970s		Not reported breeding	Last reported in 1979

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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