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Tuesday, August 29, 2000
Coordinates: 29.067N x 81.443W
Location: Florida, Volusia County, Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge about 5 miles southwest of release site on northeast side of the St. Johns River between Twin Lakes and Horseshoe Mud Lake

Thursday, August 31, 2000
Coordinates: 28.752N x 81.437W
Location: Florida, Orange County, about 4 miles north of Wekiva Springs State Park near the Wekiva River, moving northeast

Friday, September 1, 2000
Coordinates: 28.057N x 80.854W
Location: Florida, Brevard County, 13-15 miles west of Melbourne near Jane Green Creek

Monday, September 4, 2000
Coordinates: 28.065N x 80.858W
Location: Florida, western Brevard County, 12-15 miles west-southwest of Melbourne in Jane Green Swamp, moving southwest

Friday, September 8, 2000
Coordinates: 27.314N x 80.629W
Location: Florida, St. Lucie County, approximately 15 miles west of Port St. Lucie and 10 miles northeast of the town of Okeechobee in southwest St. Lucie County; a little over 50 miles from Jane Green Swamp and about 10 miles northeast of the Lake Okeechobee shore

Sunday, September 10, 2000
Coordinates: 25.197N x 80.884W
Location: Florida, border of Dade and Monroe Counties, approximately 6 miles northeast of Flamingo in Everglades National Park, near West Lake/Snake Bight at the southern tip of the peninsula

Tuesday, September 12, 2000 at 10:01 hours
Coordinates: 24.432N x 82.185W
Location: Over water approximately 8 miles southwest of the Marquesas Keys or 20 miles west-southwest of Key West

Tuesday, September 12, 2000 at 15:30 hours (5 hours later)
Coordinates: 23.715N x 83.555W
Location: Over water just north of the Tropic of Cancer approximately 85 miles northwest of Havana Cuba

Wednesday, September 13, 2000 at 13:17 hours (22 hours later)
Coordinates: 21.839N x 87.774W
Location: Back over land at the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula, approximately 50 miles west-northwest of Cancun, near the border of the Mexican States of Yucatan and Quintana Roo
Note: Distance from Key West, Florida to tip of Yucatan Peninsula is about 375 miles

Wednesday, September 13, 2000 at 21:51 hours
Coordinates: 21.835N x 87.859W
Location: Over the Yucatan peninsula

Friday, September 15, 2000 at 00:18 hours
Coordinates: 21.976N x 88.161W
Location: Over the Yucatan peninsula

Saturday, September 16, 2000 at 06:39 hours
Coordinates: 21.844N x 88.318W
Location: Mexico, State of Yucatan, northern shore near the town of Tizimin

Sunday, September 17, 2000 at 16:52 hours
Coordinates: 21.725N x 88.330W
Location: Mexico, State of Yucatan, a few miles inland from last location near town of Tizimin

Sunday, September 17, 2000 at 21:02 hours
Coordinates: 21.715N x 88.379W
Location: Mexico, State of Yucatan, moving slightly inland

Wednesday, September 20, 2000
No Data Received

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