Young Florida panthers killed in car crashes, bringing total number of deaths to 14 in 2022

ALVA, Fla. – Two much more endangered Florida panthers have died immediately after becoming struck by automobiles about the previous 7 days.

They are the 13th and 14th panther fatalities attributed to deadly collisions, out of 14 total fatalities this yr, in accordance to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

The continues to be of a 2-year-old male panther have been identified Monday on a rural street in the vicinity of Alva in Lee County, wildlife officers reported. The remains of a 10-thirty day period-old feminine panther were being located Saturday on a divided highway in the vicinity of the Southwest Florida International Airport in Lee County.

The continues to be of a 2-year-aged feminine panther had been observed last Tuesday in the vicinity of Fish Having Creek Wildlife Management Location in Glades County.

Earlier: The vast majority of Florida panther fatalities in 2021 ended up thanks to motor vehicle crashes

Just before that, the continues to be of a 2-yr-aged male panther have been located on Polk Parkway.

So much, five deaths occurred in Collier County 3 in Hendry County two in Lee County 3 in Glades County and one in Polk County.

Again in the 1970s the panther populace had plummets to about three dozen. Now, it is estimated to be extra than 200. Conservationists are hoping to defend as a lot environmentally friendly house as possible. The Character Conservancy, a globally group, is accountable for safeguarding more than a million acres by yourself.

They are also attempting to produce wildlife corridors so that panthers and other critters are capable to properly travel from a person region to the subsequent without the need of risking the threat of streets and highways.

Past yr, the greater part of Florida panther deaths were being because of to auto crashes. 

Wildlife officials recorded a total of 27 panther deaths. In accordance to facts from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee, 21 panthers – a single as younger as four months outdated – died immediately after they ended up struck by a automobile.