East coast horseshoe crabs poised for recovery

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 15:49 in Biology & Nature

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Restrictions by U.S. east coast states on harvesting horseshoe crabs, whose eggs provide food for endangered migrating shore birds, have boosted the animal's population after years of over-fishing, experts say.

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