It’s early on a hot August morning at the Naples Zoo, yet 60 volunteers packed into a classroom are excited to be learning how to convince a horseshoe crab to submit to a brief but proper welfare ...

If you happen upon an overturned horseshoe crab on the beach this summer, don't be afraid to give it a helping hand. Though they look menacing, horseshoe crabs do not bite or sting. The tail, which ...

Horseshoe crab populations continue to decline and that’s raising alarm from researchers. The species is continuing on the decline, according to new research from the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk.

The Great Plains Zoo & Aquarium has welcomed the rare hatching of more than 1,000 horseshoe crabs at the Butterfly House & Aquarium, according to a Tuesday morning press release. This phenomenon is ...

Several locals have reported "unusual amounts of dead horseshoe crabs" washing up on Massachusetts beaches in recent days. However, officials say the spectacle is no cause for concern, as they're just ...

A new study looking at horseshoe crabs in the Long Island Sound confirms the ancient creatures face potential extinction. The threat stems from climate change, loss of habitat, and overharvesting.

The best time to see the ancient wonders that are horseshoe crabs is now, as they return to Delaware Bay beaches for spawning season. Horseshoe crabs first developed 540 million years ago in the ...

Horseshoe crabs, above, may be spared by new standards for the biomedical industry. (Courtesy of Chris Neff/New Jersey Audubon) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A rare hatching event will occur at the Butterfly House and Aquarium. In a press release, the Sioux Falls Zoo and Aquarium announced that more than 1,000 horseshoe crabs ...

New York environmental advocates want Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign a bill protecting horseshoe crabs. The legislation would allow the Department of Environmental Conservation to regulate the management ...