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Endangered Florida panther struck, killed by car

Death marks sixth fatal collision this year

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LaBELLE, Fla. – An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.

It's the sixth fatal collision this year, out of eight total panther deaths.

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the remains of a 4-year-old male panther were found Saturday in Hendry County near LaBelle.

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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