“Everybody’s in a rush, but just slow down your speed, especially at night and in panther range,” Onorato said. “You’re not going to lose that much time getting to your ...

Twenty-one panthers have been killed by cars through Nov. 13, with 28 overall deaths documented by state biologists. Those numbers are closer to what biologist have recorded in the recent past.

The panther’s range once covered a vast territory from Louisiana to South Carolina, but habitat degradation and hunting brought the animal close to extinction. In 1967, the Florida panther was listed ...