Endangered Florida panther struck, killed by vehicle in Collier County

NAPLES – Another endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.

It’s the twentieth panther demise attributed to deadly collisions, out of twenty-two complete deaths this 12 months, in response to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

The stays of the 6-month-old feminine panther had been discovered Monday alongside a rural highway in Collier County.

Florida panthers as soon as roamed your entire Southeast, however now their habitat largely is confined to a small area of Florida alongside the Gulf of Mexico. Up to 230 Florida panthers stay in the wild.