An 11-foot long smalltooth sawfish has had quite the journey. The male was rescued from Cudjoe Bay in the Florida Keys, found in distress and swimming in circles on April 5. For the last week, Mote Marine Laboratory provided round-the-clock observation at an interim holding tank at Mote’s Lower Keys facility.
(CNN) The smalltooth sawfish, a critically endangered animal, isineven more danger than usual in the Florida seas. Six of the rare creatures washed up dead<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/local/florida/six-rare-sawfish-deaths-in-7-days-have-scientists-baffled-amid-bizarre-florida-fish-behavior/">Read More</a>
The smalltooth sawfish, a critically endangered animal, is in even more danger than usual in the Florida seas. Six of the rare creatures washed up dead in the past seven days, officials reported Wednesday – a dramatic increase in mortality amid a mysterious die-off that has baffled scientists for months.
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