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Horseshoe crab populations continue to decline and that's raising alarm from researchers.
The species is continuing on the decline, according to new research from the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk.
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They are offering a warning after new studies indicate the population is declining at a rate of about 2% to 9% a year. It's fast for the critter that has walked the Earth for 450 million years.
“They are very friendly, they are very docile, and you will see them a lot walking on the beach,” said Rebha Raviraj, the project manager with the conservation department of the aquarium that worked on this project.
The horseshoe crab was historically a common sight on the Connecticut coast, but recent numbers have scientists call
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