Death marks 8th this year attributed to fatal collision
Associated Press
Panther. (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)
IMMOKALEE, Fla. – An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.
It’s the eighth panther death attributed to fatal collisions, out of 13 total deaths this year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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The remains of the 1-year-old female panther were found Saturday in Collier County on a rural road to the south 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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