Florida Panther Dead After Collision With Vehicle 7th Panther To Die in Collision - Page 1 | General Discussions

Navy wrote on 2011-07-22 19:31

A Florida panther was killed by a vehicle in southwest Florida. The dead panther was found near a road about 5 miles south of Immokalee in Collier County.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the 1-year-old male was found Monday. A necropsy will be performed in Gainesville.

So far this year, 19 panthers have been found dead, including four kittens killed in a wildfire in the Big Cypress National Preserve.

Seven of the panthers were killed in collisions with vehicles, and four died in fights with other panthers. Three panther deaths are under investigation.

The Florida panther is an endangered species and scientists say about 160 remain in the wild.

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there's no doubt in my mind that they're going to go extinct
when european settlers came here there weren't too many anyway
but the deforestation of the everglades isn't helping much

Lan wrote on 2011-07-22 19:39

Well unless scientists try doing an intense breeding program then yeah.

Navy wrote on 2011-07-22 19:41

They've been trying but because the florida panther takes up a lot of territory it's hard to keep them from being killed in fights and car collisions from trying to cross city roads to get to another part of their territory

Lan wrote on 2011-07-22 19:47

Quote from Stride;522756:
They've been trying but because the florida panther takes up a lot of territory it's hard to keep them from being killed in fights and car collisions from trying to cross city roads to get to another part of their territory

Well that means they'll only continue surviving in zoos.

Navy wrote on 2011-07-22 19:58

Quote from Lan;522761:
Well that means they'll only continue surviving in zoos.

Exactly. :/

Jarvan IV wrote on 2011-07-22 20:00

is there no bigass piece of land that they can dedicate to these panthers?

Navy wrote on 2011-07-22 20:05

The protected portion of the everglades, and a few other areas but like I said, they take up a lot of room so they often die fighting each other for territorial trespassing/rights.

Akemii wrote on 2011-07-22 20:07

Wow, my HSPA Science Section asked me about ways to deal with panthers so that they don't go extinct.

Lan wrote on 2011-07-22 20:11

Well unless you introduce them into other areas around the planet.

Cynic wrote on 2011-07-22 20:19

Who the f*ck misses a Panther in-front of their car. I highly doubt the thing just jumps out in-front of their cars at the last minute.

Lan wrote on 2011-07-22 20:23

Quote from Cynic;522800:
Who the f*ck misses a Panther in-front of their car. I highly doubt the thing just jumps out in-front of their cars at the last minute.

o_O Why not? Moose do.

Cynic wrote on 2011-07-22 20:29

Quote from Lan;522805:
o_O Why not? Moose do.

Yeah, but really-- 7 panthers have died this way? That's kind of ridiculous. >>;
It's not like it's hard to get better protection so they can't get out or warn cars to drive slowly in the vicinity.

Lan wrote on 2011-07-22 20:34

Quote from Cynic;522819:
Yeah, but really-- 7 panthers have died this way? That's kind of ridiculous. >>;
It's not like it's hard to get better protection so they can't get out or warn cars to drive slowly in the vicinity.

How exactly are people supposed to be able to warn others? If they inhibit a large area that means you never really know where they can appear. And how exactly do you know it wouldn't be hard to get better protection?

Navy wrote on 2011-07-22 21:14

Quote from Cynic;522800:
Who the f*ck misses a Panther in-front of their car. I highly doubt the thing just jumps out in-front of their cars at the last minute.

here's the picture
night time? D:

[Image: http://puu.sh/3zRp]

Lan wrote on 2011-07-22 21:15

Quote from Stride;522914:
here's the picture
night time? D:

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What the hell is the ****?