(Jon Hurdle)It’s too soon to say whether eggs numbers confirm a reported recovery in crab population
(Jon Hurdle)It’s too soon to say whether eggs numbers confirm a reported recovery in crab population
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)Conservationists say policy gives red knots a ‘fighting chance of survival’
(Jon Hurdle)Far fewer of the imperiled shorebird were counted on Delaware Bayshore beaches this year than last
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)Conservationists urge companies to drop testing method that uses crab blood

(Emma Lee/WHYY)Aravind Krishnan is developing technology that can test for bacterial toxins using a plant-based alternative to horseshoe crabs
(U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region via Openverse under CC PDM 1.0)Fisheries board rejects a plan to resume harvest after an 11-year ban
(Chris Engel from Pixabay)Earlier papers said crab numbers are increasing and harvesting female crabs wouldn’t hurt shorebirds
(Steph Yin/WHYY)Conservationists say it’s perfectly safe — and good manners — to give the so-called living fossils a helping hand
Andrew S. Lewis)Conservationists are reshaping the shoreline to protect 'living fossils'

The red knot is a species of bird that travels 19,000 miles from South America to the Arctic. They stop and feed in the Delaware ...

The first federal lawsuit over lead in the school water supply. Plaintiffs are seeking class action status to hold political leaders accountable for the poison. ...