Author: Curt Anderson

A large sawfish that showed signs of distress was rescued by wildlife officials in the Florida Keys, where more than three dozen ancient and endangered fish have died of unexplained causes in recent months. The 11-foot smalltooth sawfish was spotted swimming in circles near Cudjoe Key and reported by a member of the public to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, officials said Friday. It was loaded onto a specially designed transport trailer and taken to the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, where it is being rehabilitated. The unprecedented rescue of an animal like this is part of an…