One ancient species living in the seas of the Atlantic coast has played an important role in the fight against COVID-19. Overharvesting for food, bait, and biomedical testing, as well as habitat degradation from coastal reclamation and development, threaten the world's horseshoe crab stocks. Shoreline changes designed to preserve beaches from erosion and sea level rise caused by climate change impact their spawning habitats.
Why is this crab's blue blood worth $60,000 a gallon? Horseshoe crabs, despite their name, are merely comparable to other crabs in appearance, albeit they do have carapaces like other crabs.
In the introduction to his new book, conservation biologist David Shiffman quotes Senegalese forestry engineer and conservationist Baba Dioum: “In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we are taught,” Dioum says. If anything is clear from Why Sharks Matter: […]
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From birdsong in the rainforest to whale calls in the oceans, the world is losing the variety of sounds that enriches life. Habitat loss, species extinctions, and industrial noise all contribute to this sonic loss, which cuts off a vital human connection to the Earth.