Fort myers FL : Florida panther was killed by vehicle crash in interstate 75 near fortmyers May 1st 2014.

Officials say a Florida panther was killed by a vehicle in southwest Florida.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that the 3-year-old uncollared female was found Thursday along Interstate 75 near Fort Myers. The remains will be taken to a Gainesville facility for a necropsy.

This is the 14th Florida panther death of 2014, the 9th hit by a vehicle.

Florida panthers once roamed the entire southeastern U.S., but only around 160 remain in the wild.

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Panther killed in southwest Florida