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Eighth endangered Florida panther struck and killed by vehicle this year, wildlife officials say

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Wildlife officials say an endangered Florida panther was struck and killed by a vehicle. They say the 2-year-old male panther’s remains were found Monday along Interstate 75 in Collier County, near the western end of Alligator Alley. All eight known panther deaths this year were caused by vehicle collisions, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Florida panthers once roamed the entire Southeast, but their habitat now is mostly 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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