Officials: Florida panther struck and killed by vehicle
Associated Press
IMMOKALEE, Fla. – An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.
It's the 15th panther death attributed to fatal collisions, out of 18 total deaths this year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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The remains of the 3-year-old male panther were found Friday in Collier County on a rural road east of Immokalee, wildlife officials said.
Florida panthers once roamed the entire Southeast, but now their habitat mostly is confined to a small region of Florida along the Gulf of Mexico. Up to 230 Florida panthers remain in the wild.
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