Officials: Florida panther struck and killed by vehicle

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An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.It's the first panther death reported in the new year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife ConservationCommission. A total of 22 Florida panther deaths were reported in 2020, with 19 killed by vehicles.The remains of the 3-year-old female panther were found Saturday in Lee County on a divided highway thatleads to the Southwest Florida International Airport, wildlife officials said.Florida panthers once roamed the entire Southeast, but now their habitat mostly is confined to a small region ofFlorida along the Gulf of Mexico. Up to 230 Florida panthers remain in the wild.