Florida panther struck and killed by vehicle Incident marks 11th panther death attributed to fatal collisions in 2021
Panther. (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)
EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. – An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.
It’s the fourth panther death attributed to fatal collisions, out of four total deaths this year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission .
The remains of the 4-year-old male panther were found Friday along a rural road in Collier County, wildlife officials said.
Florida panthers once roamed the entire Southeast, but now their habitat is mostly 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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