LABELLE, Fla. (AP) - Officials say a Florida panther was killed by a vehicle in southwest Florida.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that the uncollared male cat - estimated to be between 3 and 5 years old - died near an intersection Thursday night in rural Hendry County, southwest of Lake Okeechobee.
This is the ninth Florida panther death of 2014, the fifth hit by a vehicle.
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Florida panthers once roamed the entire southeastern U.S., but only around 160 remain in the wild.
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