With the continued paving over of its dwindling habitat, the panther is falling prey to motor vehicles in alarming numbers.
The below tally is from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, compiled from data collected by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Panther Road Mortalities
2017 Road Mortalities
- 12/9/2017 UCFP320 3 mo male Vehicle Collier Desoto Blvd/24th Ave SE
- 11/23/2017 UCFP319 2 yrs male Vehicle Lee Daniels Parkway east of 75
- 11/21/2017 FP249 2 yrs male Vehicle Hendry CR833
- 11/13/2017 UCFP318 (K364) 6-7 yrs male Vehicle Hendry CR833
- 11/7/2017 K411 3.7 yrs male Vehicle Collier Immokalee Rd
- 10/15/2017 UCFP317 1.5 female Vehicle Hendry CR835
- 9/16/2017 UCFP316 3.5 male Vehicle Highlands SR98
- 8/24/2017 UCFP315 1 year female Vehicle Hendry CR 846, 9 miles east of County Line Road
- 8/18/2017 UCFP314 1.5 years male Vehicle Hendry Ft. Denaud Road, LaBelle
- 8/13/2017 FP234 12 years male Vehicle Collier Mile marker 54, I-75
- 7/18/2017 UCFP312 2.5 years female Vehicle Collier Collier Blvd near City Gate Blvd
- 7/3/2017 UCFP311 5 years male Vehicle Collier Immokalee Rd, 2 mi east of Coller Blvd.
- 6/16/2017 UCFP310 2-3 years male Vehicle Hendry CR846 near County Line Road
- 5/11/2017 FP248 3 years female Vehicle Collier CR 850, just south of SR 80
- 5/8/2017 UCFP308 3-4 years female Vehicle Hendry CR832, 5 mi E of OSSF
- 4/20/2017 UCFP307 Unknown Unknown Vehicle Collier CR846, 2.6 mi. west of CR858 (County Line Rd)
- 4/13/2017 UCFP306 3 years male Vehicle Polk I-4
- 4/5/17 UCFP305 1.5 years female Vehicle Hendry CR835 south of Dooley Grade
- 3/14/17 UCFP304 4 years female Vehicle Collier CR846 2 miles east of Immokalee
- 3/09/17 UCFP303 2 months unknown Vehicle Collier SR 82, 1.5.miles east of CR 850
- 3/04/17 UCFP302 2 years female Vehicle Hendry SR 82, 1.7 miles west of CR 850
- 2/28/17 UCFP301 2-3 years male Vehicle Desoto NE Four Mile Grade (east of Arcadia)
- 2/27/17 UCFP300 5-6 years male vehicle Collier SR82 1/2 mile east of CR850
- 1/12/17 UCFP296 3 months male Vehicle Hendry CR 832 five miles west of CR 833
Total: 30 mortalities, including 24 road mortalities
2016 Road Mortalities
- 12/10/2016 UCFP295 4-5 months female vehicle Lee
- 12/9/2016 UCFP294 2 years female vehicle Lee
- 12/8/2016 UCFP293 4 months female vehicle collision Lee
- 12/6/2016 UCFP292 2 female Vehicle Collier
- 11/20/2016 UCFP291 9 months male vehicle Hendry
- 11/16/2016 UCFP290 adult female Vehicle Collier
- 10/31/2016 UCFP289 3 years female vehicle Collier
- 10/29/2016 UCFP288 6 months male vehicle Lee
- 10/18/2016 UCFP287 3-4 yrs male Vehicle Highlands
- 10/10/2016 UCFP286 2 years male vehicle Hendry
- 10/2/2016 K421 2.4 years male Vehicle Collier
- 8/14/2016 FP171 9-10 years male Vehicle Collier
- 8/5/2016 UCFP285 4 years female Vehicle Collier
- 6/16/2016 UCFP284 6 months female Vehicle Collier
- 5/26/2016 UCFP283 2 years male Vehicle Highlands
- 5/26/2016 K403 2.5 years female Vehicle Lee
- 5/3/2016 UCFP282 2-3 years male Vehicle Collier
- 4/26/2016 UCFP280 1 year male Vehicle Hendry
- 4/26/2016 UCFP279 3-4 years female Vehicle Lee
- 4/15/2016 UCFP278 16-18 months male Vehicle Collier
- 4/10/2016 UCFP277 5-6 months male Vehicle Collier
- 4/10/2016 UCFP276 4-5 years male Vehicle Lee
- 4/6/2016 UCFP275 3 years male Vehicle Collier
- 4/6/2016 UCFP274 3 years male Vehicle Lee
- 4/1/2016 UCFP273 1 year unknown Vehicle Collier
- 3/25/2016 UCFP272 14-16 months male Vehicle Collier
- 3/9/2016 UCFP271 3 years male Vehicle Polk
- 2/17/2016 UCFP268 4 years male Vehicle Collier
- 2/12/2016 UCFP266 2 years female Vehicle Lee
- 2/2/2016 UCFP265 2-3 years male Vehicle Lee
- 1/30/2016 UCFP264 4 years female Vehicle Hendry
- 1/21/2016 UCFP263 2-3 years male Vehicle Okeechobee
- 1/20/2016 UCFP262 8 months female Vehicle Lee
Total: 42 mortalities, including 33 road mortalities
2015 Road Mortalities
- 12/31/2015 UCFP259 7 months female Vehicle Hendry
- 12/21/2015 UCFP258 1 year male Vehicle Collier
- 12/16/2015 UCFP257 6 years male Vehicle Hendry
- 12/15/2015 UCFP256 2.5 years female Vehicle Collier
- 12/8/2015 UCFP255 1 year female Vehicle Hendry
- 11/25/2015 K387 2.8 years male Vehicle Glades
- 11/23/2015 UCFP254 9-10 months male Vehicle Collier
- 10/23/2015 FP222 10.5 years female Vehicle Collier
- 10/8/2015 UCFP251 3 years female Vehicle Collier
- 9/30/2015 K432 13 months female Vehicle Collier
- 9/28/2015 UCFP250 2-3 years male Vehicle Collier
- 9/22/2015 UCFP249 4 months male Vehicle Collier
- 9/18/2015 FP219 4 years-4 months female Vehicle Collier
- 7/30/2015 UCFP248 4-5 months female Vehicle Collier
- 7/13/2015 UCFP247 2-3 yrs male Vehicle Hendry
- 7/8/2015 UCFP245 10-11 months male Vehicle Lee
- 7/5/2015 UCFP244 1.5 years male Vehicle Collier
- 6/11/2015 UCFP243 4 years male Vehicle Collier
- 5/19/2015 UCFP242 3 years female Vehicle Hendry
- 4/30/2015 UCFP241 2-3 years male Vehicle Lee
- 4/13/2015 UCFP240 1 year female Vehicle Collier
- 4/3/2015 UCFP239 3-4 years male Vehicle Collier
- 3/8/2015 UCFP237 2.5 years male Vehicle Collier
- 3/7/2015 K402 1.5 years male Vehicle Lee
- 2/25/2015 FP183 9 years male Vehicle Collier
- 2/15/2015 UCFP236 1 year male Vehicle Hendry
- 1/25/2015 UCFP233 5-6 years male Vehicle Collier
- 1/24/2015 UCFP232 4 years male Vehicle Lee
- 1/20/2015 UCFP231 1.5 years female Vehicle Collier
- 1/16/2015 UCFP230 1.5 years female Vehicle Collier
Total: 42 mortalities, including 30 road mortalities
2014 Road Mortalities
- 1/2/2014 UCFP203 male 2-3 years Vehicle I-75, mile marker 111
- 1/22/2014 UCFP204 male 1.5 Vehicle SR29 south of Immokalee
- 3/1/2014 UCFP206 male 3 years Vehicle SR80 Lee/Hendry county line near Townsend Canal
- 3/8/2014 UCFP207 male 1.5 years Vehicle CR833
- 4/3/2014 UCFP209 male 3-5 years Vehicle CR833, just south of CR832
- 4/8/2014 UCFP210 female TBD Vehicle CR846, 6 miles E of Immokalee
- 4/14/2014 UCFP212 male 4-5 years Vehicle US27, north of Lake Placid
- 4/25/2014 FP163 male 7 years Vehicle County Line Rd
- 5/1/2014 UCFP213 female 3 years Vehicle I-75, mile marker 134
- 5/16/2014 UCFP214 male 14 months Vehicle Oil Well Rd.
- 6/12/2014 UCFP215 female 1-2 years Vehicle US41 near Collier Seminole State Park
- 6/25/2014 UCFP216 female 1 year Vehicle Corkscrew Rd., Near CREW Marsh
- 8/6/2014 UCFP217 female 2 years Vehicle CR833
- 8/24/2014 UCFP219 unknown 4 months Vehicle Immokalee Rd., 2.3 mi east of CR951
- 8/24/2014 UCFP218 female 4 months Vehicle Immokalee Rd., 2.3 mi east of CR951
- 9/2/2014 UCFP220 female 3-4 years Vehicle CR833
- 10/20/2014 UCFP222 male 3 years Vehicle Florida Turnpike, Yeehaw Junction
- 11/13/2014 UCFP223 female 4 years Vehicle County Line Rd
- 11/28/2014 UCFP224 male 6 months Vehicle Golden Gate Blvd/6th St NE
- 12/18/2014 UCFP226 male 3 years Vehicle CR951, 1.2 mi south of US41
- 12/18/2014 UCFP225 male 4 years Vehicle Flaghole Rd
- 12/19/2014 UCFP227 male 2 years Vehicle US41, 3.8 km west of Big Cypress National Preserve Oasis visitor center
Total: 31 mortalities, including 22 road mortalities
2013 Road Mortalities
- 1/1/2013 UCFP184 female 7 months CR833
- 1/3/2013 UCFP185 male 10 months SR29
- 1/31/2013 UCFP187 female 4 months CR835
- 3/16/2013 UCFP191 male 2-3 years SR80, east of LaBelle
- 3/20/2013 UCFP189 female 5 months Golden Gate Estates, Everglades Blvd S.
- 4/28/2013 UCFP192 female 10 years CR846
- 5/31/2013 UCFP193 male 2 years US192
- 6/29/2013 UCFP194 male 2-3 yrs Orange River Rd near Buckingham
- 7/8/2013 UCFP195 male 2-3 yrs CR846; 7.9 miles east of County Line Rd
- 7/15/2013 UCFP196 male 2-3 yrs I-75; mile marker 96.5
- 8/7/2013 UCFP197 female 16 months US41; 2.4 km west of Oasis
- 8/19/2013 UCFP198 female 3 yrs I-75; mile marker 93
- 9/20/2013 UCFP199 male 4 years CR951; 0.6 mi south of Rattlesnake Hammock Rd
- 11/13/2013 UCFP200 male 2-3 years Treeline Ave
- 12/2/2013 UCFP201 male 1 year I-75 (Alligator Alley) MM92
Total: 20 mortalities, including 15 road mortalities
2012 Road Mortalities
- 1/2/2012 UCFP166 male 4-5 years SR82, 2.4 mi west of SR29
- 1/7/2012 UCFP167 female 4 yrs US41, 1/2 mi. west of Manatee Rd
- 2/6/2012 UCFP168 male 5 years US41; 0.4 km east of Bass Rd
- 4/5/2012 UCFP169 male 9 wks Orange grove near Church Rd
- 4/16/2012 UCFP170 male 3 years Alico Rd
- 5/23/2012 UCFP171 male 2 years SR 80 near Lee/Hendry County line
- 5/26/2012 UCFP172 male ~3 mo Captivity
- 6/19/2012 UCFP173 female 7 mo CR846, 1.5 mi east of Oil Well Grade Rd
- 10/6/2012 FP196 female 2.5 years US41, 0.87 mi east of San Marco Rd
- 10/8/2012 UCFP175 male 1 year SR29, 1.7 mi north of US41
- 10/9/2012 UCFP176 female 3 months Immokalee Rd., 2 miles north of fairgrounds
- 11/4/2012 UCFP177 female 4 months 18th Ave NE (Golden Gate Estates)
- 11/14/2012 UCFP178 female 1 year SR29
- 11/19/2012 UCFP180 male 4-5 years US41
- 11/19/2012 UCFP179 male 3 years SR29
- 11/27/2012 UCFP181 female 2-3 months Immokalee Rd, 3.6 miles north of Oil Well Rd
- 12/9/2012 UCFP182 male 3 years CR520 near CR528
- 12/11/2012 FP182 female 3 years Big Cypress National Preserve
- 12/29/2012 UCFP183 male Unknown CR835 near Hill Grade
Total: 27 mortalities, including 19 road mortalities
2011 Road Mortalities
- 1/7/2011 K284 male 1.5 years SR29 near Sears Rd
- 1/13/2011 UCFP152 unknown 1.5 years I-75 (Alligator Alley), mile marker 98
- 1/22/2011 UCFP153 male 8 mo I-75 (Alligator Alley) mile marker 98
- 2/26/2011 UCFP156 male 3-4 yrs I-75 (Alligator Alley, MM114)
- 3/25/2011 FP83 female 11 yr 10 mo US41 (2 mi west of Port of the Islands)
- 4/30/2011 UCFP160 male 14 months US41 near 50 Mile Bend
- 7/11/2011 UCFP162 male 1-1.5 years SR29, Owl Hammock curve, 5.5 mi southof Immokalee
- 9/19/2011 UCFP164 female 3-4 years SR29, Owl Hammock curve, 5.5 mi southof Immokalee
- 10/30/2011 UCFP165 female 3-4 years SR29 near Collier/Hendry County line
Total: 25 mortalities, including 9 road mortalities
2010 Road mortalities
- 03/11/10 UCFP, female, 3 year old, Corkscrew Rd. near Marsh trailhead
- 03/16/10 FP174, male, 4-5 year old, I-75 MM 95 (Belle Meade west of crossings)
- 04/15/10 UCFP140, male, 1.5-2 year old, I-75 MM117, Bonita Springs, Terry Rd.
- 04/28/10 UCFP141 (K), female, 6-8 months, Church Rd. in Hendry County, 6 miles W of Felda, N of 82 and W of 29
- 05/03/10 UCFP142 (K), female, ~8 months, Golden Gate Estates, Golden Gate Blvd., between 5th and 7th St. NE
- 05/21/10 FP169, male, ~5 year old, US41 within Big Cypress National Preserve boundaries, 4km W of SR94
- 05/22/10 FP158, female, ~5 year old (had Kittens ~7 weeks old, never found), US41 0.5 miles E of SR92
- 05/23/10 UCFP143 (K), female, ~6-8 months, US41 1.4 E of 951 near Manatee School
- 05/31/10 UCFP144, male, 1 year, CR833, Hendry County, 0.4 N of CR832
- 06/24/10 UCFP145, male, 16-18 months old, SR29 ~3.7 km S of Farmworkers Village in Collier County
Total: 24 mortalities, including 10 road mortalities
2009 Road mortalities
- 01/11 UCFP115, male, 4 year old, Hendry County East of OK Slough
- 01/17 K253, male, 1.5-2.5 year old, Eastbound exit ramp I-75 & SR-29
- 01/20 UCFP116, female, 4-5 year old, 3 miles S of Immokalee on SR-29
- 03/25 UCFP118, male, 1.5 year old, Treeline Ave. between Terminal Access Rd. and Daniels Parkway around 10pm
- 04/09 UCFP119, female, 2-3 year old, US 41 near Turner River
- 05/14 UCFP121, male, 1-2 year old, SR29 Big Cypress Preserve, 4 miles South of I-75
- 05/25 UCFP122, male, 1.5 year old, intersection of Immokalee Rd. and Camp Keais Rd.
- 08/05 UCFP124, male, 1.5 year old, I-75 milemarker 90 in a fenced area
- 09/06 UCFP125, female, 2 year old, I-75 milemarker 96.5
- 10/19 UCFP129 (kitten), male, 3-4 months old, CR846 2 mile East of Immokalee
- 10/21 UCFP130, female, 3-4 year old, Mother of UCFP129, same location
- 11/01 UCFP131 (kitten), female, 3-4 month old, Hendry County Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation
- 11/19 UCFP132, Osceola City, Florida Turnpike, ?vehicle, decapitated
- 12/17 UCFP133, male, 3-4 year old, Broward City near Snake Rd. off of I-75
- 12/23 UCFP134, male, 3 year old, Corkscrew Rd. near CREW Gate 5
- 12/29 UCFP135, female, 4 year old, SR29 2 miles North of Jerome
- 12/31 UCFP136 (kitten), female, 3-4 month, County Barn Rd. 0.3 miles South of Davis Blvd.
Total: 24 mortalities, including 17 road mortalities
2008 Road mortalities
- 03/10 Logan & Collier Blvd.
- 04/12 SR-29 between Copeland and E Trail 41
- 05/23 Female, Silver Lakes Resort S of 41 on 951
- 07/29 Female, Immokalee Rd. 2 miles E of Oil Well Grade
- 10/24 UCFP111, 8 months old, SR-29 N of Oil Well Rd.
- 11/04 Male, 2-3 years old, SR-80 in Hendry County
- 11/26 Uncollared, Male, 4-5 years old, Alico/Devore
- 11/29 Female, 4 year old, Oil Well Rd. 1 mile E of Camp Keais Rd.
Total: 23 mortalities, including 10 road mortalities
2007 Road mortalities
- 01/24 CR832 Ok Slough/Keri Rd.
- 03/10 CR832 Ok Slough/Keri Rd.
- 03/21 I-4 in Orange County
- 03/29 US-41 W of SR-29/US-41 intersection
- 03/30 I-75 mile marker 123-124 just north of Corkscrew exit
- 04/03 2 miles E of I-75 toll booth
- 05/ Lakeland Polk County
- 05/08 Miami-Dade County
- 05/14 0.5 mile E of Alico at Corkscrew
- 06/11 SR-29 S of I-75, S of Jerome, close to Xing (second panther to be hit between the fences on this particular underpass)
- 06/25 SR-82 between Gunnery Rd. and Sunshine Rd.
- 06/25 2 miles S of Immokalee on SR-29
- 06/25 Ok Slough/Keri Rd.
- 06/26 US-41 1 mile of Krome Ave.
- 09/12 E of SR-29 on I-75