The remains of a 4-5-year-old male Florida panther were recovered on State Road 29 in Collier County on March 10, 2025, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reported. The suspected cause of death was a vehicle collision.

A young, endangered Florida predator was hit and killed by a vehicle, marking the second death for the species in less than two weeks. The latest Florida panther death was a 1-year-old male discovered just south of the Caloosahatchee River in Lee County on March 6, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

As few as 120 adult Florida panthers live in the wild in the state's southwestern corner, where they are faced with a booming human population and habitat loss.

Florida residents can report an injured, sick or dead panther to the FWC's Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-FWCC (3922).

The Florida panther is the only established population of pumas east of the Mississippi River, according to the state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. They have been listed as federally ...

The female, believed to be 10 1/2 years old, was found dead Feb. 24 in Hendry County, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Panther Pulse database. She died on County Road 833, also known as Josie Billie Highway ...

FLORIDA PANTHER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Fla. — (AP) — In January, an endangered Florida panther known as UCFP479 became the first to die this year in a vehicle collision along a rural ...