Red Knot, Imperiled Long-distance Flyer, Threatened by Loss of Horseshoe Crabs, Habitat and Climate Change
PLEASANTVILLE, N.J.—(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2014. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the red knot as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The robin-sized shorebird, which twice a year makes an epic 9,000-mile migration between southern South America and the Canadian Arctic, has declined by 75 percent since the 1980s. Threatened by loss of an essential food, horseshoe…
