How cockfighting imperils Peru’s critically endangered sawfish

Mongabay
Feb 27, 2026, 7:27 am130 ptsTrending
MANCORA, Peru — The largetooth sawfish is a critically endangered fish distinguished by its long, blade-like snout edged with tooth-like projections. In the waters off Peru, it’s become an unlikely casualty of one of the country’s most entrenched traditions: cockfighting. The elongated “teeth” that…

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