The American Horseshoe Crab is about as close as you can get to a creature that shared the Earth with dinosaurs, but the ...

The crabs' numbers have been depleted in recent years because of a loss of habitat and their value for testing new medicines.

Horseshoe crabs are also harvested for use as bait by the commercial whelk and eel fisheries. Even though horseshoe crab ...

The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit Monday against the National Marine Fisheries Service for not publishing initial findings on a petition filed February 2024 to protect American ...

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 ...

An environmental advocacy group is suing the federal government to force regulators to decide if the American horseshoe crab, ...

Horseshoe crabs have been around for 400 million years, but without protection, they could vanish from SC coast, ...

Several locals have reported "unusual amounts of dead horseshoe crabs" washing up on Massachusetts beaches in recent days. However, officials say the spectacle is no cause for concern, as they're just ...

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The American Horseshoe Crab is about as close as you can get to a creature that shared the Earth with dinosaurs, but the Center for Biological Diversity said the marine animals are in trouble. FOX ...