MOORE HAVEN, Fla. (AP) - An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.
It’s the 14th panther death attributed to fatal collisions, out of 17 total deaths this year.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the remains of a 2-year-old female panther were found Monday in Glades County.
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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