Clewiston,FL : Endangered Florida panther, kitten killed by vehicle on February, Friday 2nd 2018

An endangered Florida panther and her kitten have been struck and killed by a vehicle.

They’re the fifth and sixth fatal collisions this year, out of six total panther deaths.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the remains of the 3-year-old female were collected in Hendry County Friday on a rural road near Clewiston, while the 5-month-old male kitten’s body was discovered in the same area the next day.

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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Endangered Florida panther, kitten killed by vehicle