{"id":232202,"date":"2023-03-18T19:16:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T13:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=232202"},"modified":"2023-03-18T19:16:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T13:46:35","slug":"horseshoe-crabs-disappearing-off-odishas-coast-scientists-worried","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/horseshoe-crabs-disappearing-off-odishas-coast-scientists-worried\/","title":{"rendered":"Horseshoe crabs disappearing off Odisha\u2019s coast; scientists worried"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article<\/span> \u201cHorseshoe crabs disappearing off Odisha\u2019s coast; scientists worried\u201d <\/b>published in <\/span>The Hindu <\/b>on 18th March 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Scientists have urged the Odisha government to come up with a robust protection mechanism for Horseshoe crabs before they become extinct due to destructive fishing practices.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Horseshoe crab?<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Source: The Hindu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Horseshoe crab is a marine arthropod that is often referred to as a living fossil because it has existed virtually unchanged for millions of years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Out of the four species of horseshoe crabs in the world, two are found in India.<\/span><\/p>\n

India\u2019s Wildlife Protection Act<\/b>: Schedule IV<\/span><\/p>\n

Significance<\/b>: Horseshoe crabs play an important ecological role in their habitats, as they are scavengers that help to maintain the health of the marine ecosystem by consuming dead and decaying matter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Uses:<\/b> They are valuable to biomedical research, as their blue blood contains a substance called <\/span>Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL<\/b>), which is used to test for bacterial contamination in medical equipment and vaccines.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Horseshoe crab eggs are considered a delicacy in some parts of Asia and are used in traditional medicine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Threats:<\/b> Threats to horseshoe crabs include habitat loss and overharvesting. Beach developments hinder horseshoe crab breeding.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cHorseshoe crabs disappearing off Odisha\u2019s coast; scientists worried\u201d published in The Hindu on 18th March 2023 What is the News? Scientists have urged the Odisha government to come up with a robust protection mechanism for Horseshoe crabs before they become extinct due to destructive fishing practices. What… Continue reading Horseshoe crabs disappearing off Odisha\u2019s coast; scientists worried<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,9],"tags":[10498],"class_list":["post-232202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-public","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232202\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}