If you’ve ever encountered the domed shell of a horseshoe crab, chances are it was on a sandy beach. Until recently, beaches were believed to be the only places where horseshoe crab eggs could hatch ...

An ancient aquatic species that's been around for 450 million years is facing extinction as a series of factors work against the longevity of the living fossil.

When the spring high tides strike, tens of thousands of horseshoe crabs descend on the Delaware Bay to spawn. (Steph Yin/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would ...

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 ...

Susan Linder, a horseshoe crab egg density team leader with the Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition examines a crab during an interview with The Associated Press at Reeds Beach in Cape May Court House, ...

Horseshoe crabs are not endangered or threatened in Massachusetts, but their numbers are at historic lows. To protect the species, state wildlife officials are rolling out new regulations. As of 2024, ...

A frenzied feast is taking place now on Georgia’s coast as tens of thousands of migrating shorebirds stop to refuel enroute to summer nesting grounds in the Arctic. Most ot the birds -- dunlins, ...

AWENDAW — Federal wildlife officials have determined horseshoe crab harvesting is not compatible with Cape Romain's mission of protecting nature and should be halted during the spawning season. The ...

PORTLAND, Maine — The horseshoe crab has been scuttling in the ocean and tidal pools for more than 400 million years, playing a vital role in the East Coast ecosystem along with being a prized item ...