The 100 Florida Cougars need more room to roam.................or some need to be set free in other Southeastern USA habitat where they can spread out and enhance the natural system of the Southern Appalachians

Florida panther killed on US-41 in Collier County

COLLIER COUNTY: A Florida panther was struck and killed by a vehicle on US-41 in Collier County Friday, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

The 3-year-old female panther was found dead on US-41 about two miles east of Monroe Station.

This is the twelfth panther killed in a vehicle collision in 2010 and fifteenth panther death overall, according to the FWC.--15% of the total population in Florida..............too many for this minescule population!!--blogger Rick

The carcass will be taken to the FWC Wildlife Research Lab in Gainesville for a necropsy.