MOORE HAVEN (CBSMiami/AP) — Another endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.
It’s the 10th panther death attributed to fatal collisions, out of 10 total deaths this year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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The remains of the 4-year-old female panther were found Monday along a rural road in western Glades County, wildlife officials said.
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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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