We volunteered to do horseshoe crab monitoring through Save Coastal Wildlife (https://www.savecoastalwildlife.org). All we can say is “Wow! what a blast!”
We showed up prepared to be in the water. We had waders because it was recommended, It wasn’t necessary though, we soon realized there was only one other person wearing them. It was a hot day and on a hot day you get quite hot in the waders.
Since we were ready for water we got the duty of going in the water and finding the horseshoe crabs. We had so much fun shuffling through the water in search of them. We shuffle with our feet so we can avoid stepping on any of them, it also allows you to feel the ones that burrow into the sand. It was important we only pick up the ones swimming along solo, singles, and to leave any pairs or clusters alone. For clusters we had to feel around to try and count how many there were, the water was murky so you couldn’t see them, feeling around was the only way to count a cluster. We found many single males, a few pairs and a few clusters. Some of the single males were extra feisty, they’d try and grab you or get you with their tail. It was really quite an awesome experience and super cool to see these amazing creatures up close and personal, I mean they’re basically living fossils, what’s not cool about that?
If you yourself would like to volunteer we’ve provided a link to their website in the top line of our story. Check it out, they do a whole lot more than just horseshoe crab monitoring.
Enjoy this slide show of our adventure with Save Coastal Wildlife… you can also catch our discussion about our experience on our YouTube channel.
We look forward to our next adventure to do our part for conservation, maybe we’ll see you there. Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to read this blog, showing us support, and please do check out their website, they do a lot of amazing stuff.
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