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The remains of a pet goat sit half-devoured by a Florida panther and vultures at a residence in Golden Gate Estates on Saturday, July 10, 2010. Officials were notified of the carcass as they were going door-to-door in the area, distributing information about protecting pets and livestock from Florida panthers. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission wildlife biologist Mark Lotz determined that the goat was killed by a panther, the 13th pet goat lost by the family. David Albers/Staff

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The remains of a pet goat sit half-devoured by a Florida panther and vultures at a residence in Golden Gate Estates on Saturday, July 10, 2010. Officials were notified of the carcass as they were going door-to-door in the area, distributing information about protecting pets and livestock from Florida panthers. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission wildlife biologist Mark Lotz determined that the goat was killed by a panther, the 13th pet goat lost by the family. David Albers/Staff

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  • The remains of a pet goat sit half-devoured by a Florida panther and vultures at a residence in Golden Gate Estates on Saturday, July 10, 2010. Officials were notified of the carcass as they were going door-to-door in the area, distributing information about protecting pets and livestock from Florida panthers. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission wildlife biologist Mark Lotz determined that the goat was killed by a panther, the 13th pet goat lost by the family. David Albers/Staff
  • Mark Lotz, a wildlife biologist with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, investigates the remains of a pet goat at a residence in Golden Gate Estates on Saturday, July 10, 2010. The officials were notified of the carcass as they were going door-to-door in the area, distributing information about protecting pets and livestock from Florida panthers. Lotz determined that the goat was killed by a panther, the 13th pet goat lost by the family. More information on building enclosures to protect livestock and pets from predators can be found at the Defenders of Wildlife's website, www.defenders.org. David Albers/Staff
  • Local conservation volunteers and Golden Gate Estates residents Kathy and Franklin Adams, left, give information to fellow Golden Gate Estate resident Frank Vellos about how to protect pets and livestock from Florida panthers on Saturday, July 10, 2010. About 40 volunteers and conservation organization employees went door-to-door on Saturday, distributing information after a string of attacks on livestock in the area. David Albers/Staff
  • Golden Gate Estate resident Joe Navarro digs a grave for one of his family's pet goats killed the previous night by a Florida panther at his residence on Saturday, July 10, 2010. Officials were notified of the carcass as they were going door-to-door in the area, distributing information about protecting pets and livestock from Florida panthers. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission wildlife biologist Mark Lotz determined that the goat was killed by a panther, the 13th pet goat lost by the family. David Albers/Staff
  • Mark Lotz, a wildlife biologist with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, finds a tuft of hair left on a barbed wire fence by a Florida panther while investigating the death of a pet goat at a residence in Golden Gate Estates on Saturday, July 10, 2010. The officials were notified of the carcass as they were going door-to-door in the area, distributing information about protecting pets and livestock from Florida panthers. Lotz determined that the goat was killed by a panther, the 13th pet goat lost by the family. David Albers/Staff
  • Laurie Macdonald, the Florida program director of the Defenders of Wildlife, documents the remains of a pet goat at a residence in Golden Gate Estates on Saturday, July 10, 2010. The officials were notified of the carcass as they were going door-to-door in the area, distributing information about protecting pets and livestock from Florida panthers. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission wildlife biologist Mark Lotz determined that the goat was killed by a panther, the 13th pet goat lost by the family. David Albers/Staff
  • Mark Lotz, a wildlife biologist with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, searches for evidence left by a Florida panther while investigating the death of a pet goat at a residence in Golden Gate Estates on Saturday, July 10, 2010. The officials were notified of the carcass as they were going door-to-door in the area, distributing information about protecting pets and livestock from Florida panthers. Lotz determined that the goat was killed by a panther, the 13th pet goat lost by the family. David Albers/Staff
  • Mark Lotz, a wildlife biologist with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, investigates the remains of a pet goat at a residence in Golden Gate Estates on Saturday, July 10, 2010. The officials were notified of the carcass as they were going door-to-door in the area, distributing information about protecting pets and livestock from Florida panthers. Lotz determined that the goat was killed by a panther, the 13th pet goat lost by the family. David Albers/Staff
  • Mark Lotz, a wildlife biologist with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, investigates the remains of a pet goat owned by Golden Gate Estates resident Joe Navarro, at left, on Saturday, July 10, 2010. The officials were notified of the carcass as they were going door-to-door in the area, distributing information about protecting pets and livestock from Florida panthers. Lotz determined that the goat was killed by a panther, the 13th pet goat lost by the family. David Albers/Staff

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