Images and video of animals using the crossings help with ... The latter tracks collisions involving a Florida Black Bear or Florida Panther because of their protected status.

Just two years ago, in 2023, only 13 panthers died, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's database. The main threat the animal is facing is habitat loss. New ...

Three dozen endangered Florida panthers died this year, the most in nearly a decade, according to the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. It's the most panther deaths since 2016 ...

Thirty-three Florida panther deaths have been reported this year, making 2024 one of the deadliest in modern history for the endangered state animal. Only 13 panther deaths were recorded in south ...

(U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP) Wildlife officials estimate that there are only around 200 or 230 Florida panthers left. That’s up from around 20 animals in the late 1960s. Inbreeding ...

The Florida panther was added to the Endangered Species List in 1967 and was made the state’s official animal in 1982. Despite increases in the population, scenes of collisions with vehicles ...

A 3½-year-old male Florida panther was found dead from a suspected vehicle strike in a rural area near Naples on Nov. 22, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.