Horseshoe crab blood is highly valuable because it contains a unique substance called Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL), which ...

A bill passed this year by the State Legislature would prohibit the taking of horseshoe crabs for commercial and biomedical ...

With the end of the 2023-2024 legislative session just six weeks away, Environmental advocates have launched a full-court ...

What is an Atlantic horseshoe crab? Atlantic horseshoe crabs may appear alien, but their history as earthlings is pretty impressive. They’ve been around for 450 million years, predating the ...

The Horseshoe Crab Protection Act passed the New York State Assembly and Senate last June, but the governor has yet to sign ...

"It’s a rare and special event when Dr. Goodall reaches out and requests New York help her in saving our planet’s endangered ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.— The Center for Biological Diversity and 22 partner organizations petitioned NOAA Fisheries today to list the American horseshoe crab as an endangered species under the Endangered ...

A study from the University of Gothenburg researchers finds that crabs feel pain, calling for urgent reforms in welfare laws ...

Researchers in Hong Kong are turning to drones and artificial intelligence (AI) software technology to protect the local population of endangered horseshoe crabs. The study is part of a trial ...

The New York State Legislature passed a bill last June banning the harvesting of horseshoe crabs for bait and biomedical ...