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FILE: The Florida panther via a file photo from the U.S. Geological Survey/ photo by Larry Richardson/FILE. FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) A Florida panther has been struck and killed by a vehicle. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the male panther’s remains were found Thursday on Daniels Parkway. Officials say the panther was 2 years old. MORE: Collier panther killed by vehicle; 17th death this year It’s the 23rd fatal collision this year, of 28 total panther deaths. Biologists will study the panther’s remains. Florida panthers once roamed the entire Southeastern United States but now their habitat mostly is confined to southwest Florida. Only about 230 Florida panthers remain in the wild. MORE: Florida panther hit by car on Immokalee Road euthanized