FORT MYERS, Fla. – An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says it’s the sixth panther death attributed to fatal collisions, out of nine total deaths this year.
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Wildlife officials say the remains of the 1-year-old male panther were found Sunday on Alligator Alley in Collier County just a few miles east of the toll plaza.
On Friday, officials say the remains of a male panther cub were found on private land near the Collier County landfill.
Florida panthers once roamed the entire Southeast. Up to 230 Florida panthers remain in the wild.