IMMOKALEE, Fla. — (AP) — An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.
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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.
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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.
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Up to 230 Florida panthers remain in the wild.
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