However, about 30 percent of hatchlings were hunted primarily by ghost crabs but also by Caspian terns and silver gulls. Monitor lizards and invasive species like foxes are also skilled at digging ...

Ghost crabs, particularly the species Ocypode quadrata, play a significant role in sandy beach ecosystems. These crabs are not only important for the ecological balance of their habitats but also ...

Conservation groups today filed a petition asking the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to adopt regulations that would ...

These derelict cages — called ghost traps — kill tens of thousands more ... studies have shown that — from habitat loss to roadkill mortality to crab pot drownings — this species is in peril.” ...