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Articles for Horseshoe Crabs

Fakir Mohan University's drive to protect horseshoe crabs, their habitats
1 month ago

Fakir Mohan University's drive to protect horseshoe crabs, their habitats

New Indian Express  

BALASORE: The Indian horseshoe crabs, considered one of the oldest living animals on the planet, may soon have safe nesting zones and habitat along the Odisha coast. Amidst studies showing a declining Indian horseshoe crab population - often referred to as the oldest living fossils - the university established a Centre for Research and Conservation of Indian Horseshoe Crabs in …

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Crab researcher Siddhartha Pati to get Biju Patnaik Wildlife Conservation Award
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Crab researcher Siddhartha Pati to get Biju Patnaik Wildlife Conservation Award

New Indian Express  

KENDRAPARA: Siddhartha Pati, a noted horseshoe crab researcher will be conferred the prestigious Biju Patnaik Wildlife Conservation Award- 2024. He has led several internationally-funded horseshoe crab conservation projects as principal investigator in Odisha. Pati produced the world’s first silent clay art film, ‘A day for living fossil,’ to raise awareness on the biomedical and ecological importance of horseshoe crabs. The …

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India begins geotagging horsheshoe crabs
4 months ago

India begins geotagging horsheshoe crabs

Hindustan Times  

The Zoological Survey of India and the Odisha forest department have begun a novel exercise: tagging horseshoe crabs to understand the population and habitat utilisation of this globally recognised living fossil. India is home to two species of horseshoe crabs, Tachypleus gigas and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda, and both are found along the country’s eastern coast. In a bid to understand the …

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Odisha starts tagging of horseshoe crabs to track their population, habitat
4 months ago

Odisha starts tagging of horseshoe crabs to track their population, habitat

Hindustan Times  

The Zoological Survey of India and the Odisha forest department have tagged horseshoe crabs along the state’s coastline to understand their population and habitat utilisation for conservation and management. “India is home to two species of horseshoe crabs — Tachypleus gigas and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda — and both the species are found along the northeastern coast of India, especially along Odisha …

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Horseshoe crabs, living fossils of the sea, draw endangered species petition
10 months, 1 week ago

Horseshoe crabs, living fossils of the sea, draw endangered species petition

The Hindu  

Environmental groups on Monday petitioned the U.S. government seeking endangered species protection for the American horseshoe crab, a "living fossil" under threat from commercial harvests for bait and biomedical use as well as from habitat loss and climate change. The petition cites numerous threats to the American horseshoe crab, one of four living species of the animal, stemming from human …

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SCIENCE | Worries over harvesting blue blood from horseshoe crabs
1 year, 4 months ago

SCIENCE | Worries over harvesting blue blood from horseshoe crabs

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 31, 2023 15:29 IST - 6 MINS READ A primordial sea animal that lives on the tidal mudflats of the East Coast of the United States and serves as a linchpin for the production of vital medicines stands to benefit from new protective standards. “And they’re having problems because the new kids on the block, us, haven’t …

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Blue blood from horseshoe crabs is needed for medicine, but a declining bird relies on crabs to eat
1 year, 4 months ago

Blue blood from horseshoe crabs is needed for medicine, but a declining bird relies on crabs to eat

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Maine — A primordial sea animal that lives on the tidal mudflats of the East Coast and serves as a linchpin for the production of vital medicines stands to benefit from new protective standards. Lawrence Niles, an independent wildlife biologist with the Wildlife Restoration Partnerships, right, and Susan Linder horseshoe crab egg density team leader with the Horseshoe Crab …

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Clean needles depend on the blue blood of horseshoe crabs
3 years, 4 months ago

Clean needles depend on the blue blood of horseshoe crabs

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, S.C. — It’s one of the stranger, lesser-known aspects of U.S. health care — the striking, milky-blue blood of horseshoe crabs is a critical component of tests to ensure injectable medications such as coronavirus vaccines aren’t contaminated. “We don’t want to have to depend on foreign countries for a lot of reasons, including national security, so it’s good to …

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