2024 saw the most panther deaths in nearly a decade, but officials also confirmed the existence of three young cubs.

Two highly endangered Florida panthers were found dead from vehicle strikes only two days apart, closing out a particularly ...

But the crossings have not kept up with development expanding into panther habitat. The most panther deaths have occurred in Collier County. The highest ever recorded by state wildlife officials ...

Currently, the construction of roads and human development is confining the panther population to smaller and smaller areas of wild habitat that isn’t bisected by roads. “As the panthers ...

Development, associated with an estimated 1,000 people moving to Florida every day, consumes and fragments panther habitat in southwestern Florida,” noted a U.S. Fish and Wildlife assessment in ...

But human development has broken up the panthers’ habitat, forcing them to cross roads that have been built in the areas they typically live. Vehicle strikes are the leading cause of death for ...