NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — State wildlife officials say a Florida panther was found dead along Alligator Alley in southwest Florida.
The News-Press of Fort Myers (http://newspr.es/1ykuwBX ) reports the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Sunday that the panther's body was discovered at mile marker 95.
The panther was a 5- or 6-year-old male. Officials say it was hit by a vehicle about three miles from the end of the highway's wildlife fencing.
On Saturday the carcass of a 7-year-old male panther was found near mile marker 132 on Interstate 75 in Lee County.
Officials say four panthers have been killed so far this year.
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Information from: The (Fort Myers, Fla.) News-Press, http://www.news-press.com
