Along the Atlantic Coast, one species is supporting ecological and human health — the American horseshoe crab. In Maryland, horseshoe crabs are a common site on the coast and in coastal bays. Harvest ...
Horseshoe Crabs have been around for 450 million years but are now declining rapidly due to over harvesting. These primeval creatures were living in the oceans before the rise of dinosaurs but are now ...
On a windy morning at Kelly Park East, a small group of volunteers fan out along the shoreline, clipboards and buckets in ...
The humble horseshoe crab, an ancient species crawling seafloors since before the dawn of the dinosaurs, was durable enough to survive the mass extinctions of eons past. But now, hundreds of millions ...
Horseshoe crabs, above, may be spared by new standards for the biomedical industry. (Courtesy of Chris Neff/New Jersey Audubon) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. With copper-blue blood prized by modern medicine and a body ...
ANNAPOLIS, Md.— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the National Marine Fisheries Service today for failing to make a preliminary decision on whether to protect American horseshoe crabs under the ...
This guest essay reflects the views of Carl Safina, endowed professor for nature and humanity at Stony Brook University. Plenty of people have never seen a horseshoe crab. Of those who have, plenty ...
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