As horseshoe crabs have declined, so have other species, such as endangered sea turtles, fish and birds. Most notably, the rufa red knot, a shorebird species that feeds on horseshoe crab eggs during ...

Each spring, shorebirds migrating from South America to the Arctic stop on the sands of Delaware Bay to feast on masses of horseshoe crab eggs. It's a marvel of ecology. It's also one of the world's ...

Preserving Asian horseshoe crab populations through targeted conservation strategies Date: January 27, 2025 Source: National University of Singapore Summary: Biologists conduct the first ...