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Officials: Florida panther struck and killed by vehicle

An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.

Florida panther - ENDANGERED
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Florida panther - ENDANGERED
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Officials: Florida panther struck and killed by vehicle

An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.

IMMOKALEE, Fla. (AP) - An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says it’s the 15th panther death attributed to fatal collisions, out of 18 total deaths this year. The remains of the 3-year-old male panther were found Friday in Collier County on a rural road east of Immokalee. 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.

IMMOKALEE, Fla. (AP) - An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says it’s the 15th panther death attributed to fatal collisions, out of 18 total deaths this year. The remains of the 3-year-old male panther were found Friday in Collier County on a rural road east of Immokalee. 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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