TAMPA, Fla. — More than 30 endangered Florida panthers died in 2024, marking the most since 42 died in 2016. A 2-year-old male panther was hit by a car on Dec. 26 in Lee County, which was the 36th ...

Florida is investing $6.1 million in a Highlands County wildlife crossing to protect endangered species, like the Florida ...

saw the most panther deaths in nearly a decade, but officials also confirmed the existence of three young cubs.

Only 120-230 Florida panthers are remaining in the wild. But that population is cut down yearly by a constant barrage of fatal traffic accidents that continue to claim their lives at an alarming rate.

Wildlife officials had for decades been working to allow Florida panthers to expand their established population beyond South Florida and north of the river. Once they tap into land farther north ...

Florida panthers were found dead ... “The FWC has documented notable improvements in population genetics and multiple detections of female panthers with kittens north of the Caloosahatchee ...

Two endangered Florida ... Commission’s Panther Pulse database. With only 120 to 230 panthers estimated to be left in the wild, 32 deaths comprise more than 10% of the population.