The excessive by humans means horseshoe crabs now are listed as “Moderately Depleted” on the IUCN’s . Migratory birds who rely on horseshoe crab eggs, including the and , also are disappearing at alarming rates.

Meanwhile, synthetic — which don’t involve a single drop of horseshoe crab blood — have been approved and are in use by several major pharmaceutical companies.

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RT @chloology
Out in @ConBiology: Genetic diversity doesn’t predict species extinction risk status. We need direct assessments or well-verified proxies to best monitor and protect diversity conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com @ivanpazvinas @MaggieEHunter @seanmhoban @ColinGarroway

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Please ensure you are leaving some food and water out for visiting hedgehogs.









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