Remains of two female panther kittens were found Sunday on a road in South Florida, bringing the statewide death toll for the endangered species this year to 12, state wildlife officials said.

The incident happened in South Florida's Collier County, near Naples, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Each kitten was 3 1/2 months old. Lisa Thompson, a commission spokesperson, referred to the panthers as siblings in an email to CBS News on Wednesday and said officials suspect that both were killed in a vehicle collision.

Incidents involving cars are usually the cause of panther deaths in Florida, the wildlife commission's records shows. Of the deaths that appear in the 2025 log, all but one are attributed to vehicle strikes. The cause of death for the o

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