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Nearly two years after an unprecedented die-off of endangered smalltooth sawfish, scientists are still investigating conditions that caused the deaths and how to better predict and prevent future outbreaks.

This winter's deaths come nearly six months after a mysteriously ailment linked to toxic algae killed more than 50 endangered sawfish around the Florida Keys.

Rather than relaxing during their spring break, some University of South Florida students are organizing to stop the college from seeking proposals to develop a golf course and forest preserve near the Tampa campus.