Endangered Sawfish Spotted in Northern Florida Hints at a slow recovery
August 9, 2023 2:01 AM   Subscribe

13-Foot Endangered Sawfish Spotted in Northern Florida Hints at a slow recovery. Scientists tagged the rare animal farther north than any such fish in decades, suggesting the species is returning to areas it once lived. (Smithsonian Magazine).
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries (7 comments total) 9 users marked this as a favorite
 
Well, I never thought I'd see the day when a post on the Blue has Cedar Key, Florida as the focal point in the first paragraph.

I should text my dad and tell him.
posted by Kitteh at 5:36 AM on August 9, 2023


Somewhere (but almost certainly not Florida) DeSantis looks up from his pudding, disturbed but knowing only that something has made the dark side tremble, and squeaks "Absolutely not!"
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 7:03 AM on August 9, 2023 [2 favorites]


They have one of these at the Baltimore Aquarium and the first thing you think when you see it is its name.
posted by credulous at 9:19 AM on August 9, 2023 [1 favorite]


Because you know you saw a fish?
posted by GenjiandProust at 9:39 AM on August 9, 2023 [2 favorites]


Cedar Key, Florida is where my dad has lived for nearly my entire life, as well as the site of my childhood summers. I mean, something interesting and non-racist should happen there every now and again.
posted by Kitteh at 9:42 AM on August 9, 2023 [6 favorites]


Cool story! And sawfish are truly in the "What in the heck were they thinking?!" category of When Animals Are Created.
posted by davidmsc at 10:21 AM on August 9, 2023


Great news! I work in shark conservation and we have been putting funds lately into sawfish recovery. We have a really great advocate working down in Florida to save our sawfish. Please mark down October 17th as International Sawfish Day!!!!
posted by ichimunki at 12:43 PM on August 9, 2023 [2 favorites]


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