Shorebirds take flight along the Delware Bay in Cape May County, New Jersey. (Bill Barlow for WHYY, file) Horseshoe crabs lay eggs that the Red Knot rely on. (Bill Barlow/for WHYY) The moment the net ...

TRENTON, N.J. — The federal government has ruled that a rust-colored shorebird known for its 10,000-mile migration is a threatened species. After a 14-month review, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

A sudden drop in the number of red knots visiting the beaches of Delaware Bay during migration this spring has renewed concern among scientists about the survival of the threatened shore bird’s ...

Red knots—the plump, rust-colored shorebirds that flock to mid-Atlantic beaches each spring—are a federally threatened species, but new research suggests they may be on the rise. This year, the ...

Red knot birds travel 9,000 miles each year from South America to breed in the Arctic. The shore birds stop at the Delaware Bay to rest and refuel on horseshoe crab eggs. However, populations of the ...

Michelle Brunetti Post May 25, 2018 May 25, 2018 0 The threatened migratory shorebird the red knot may finally get a break, after its population fell for years as a major food source, horseshoe crab ...

In any group of red knots, respective individuals exhibit a remarkable array of distinct character types. Birds with an exploratory character are motivated to investigate their environment and readily ...

Officials from Topsail Beach work to be good stewards of helping sea turtles and other animals, but leaders are questioning a request to help save a threatened shorebird with concerns about beach ...

More than 117,000 acres in Florida are set to be designated as critical wintering habitat for the rufa red knot — the first animal listed under the Endangered Species Act explicitly citing climate ...

LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — We deal with weather changes on a daily basis in the Lowcountry, from wearing a raincoat to making plans to go to the beach. But how do endangered coastal birds respond to ...

Every May, these birds stop in the Delaware Bay on their way to Arctic Canada. But a shortage of food this season puts their flight at risk. By Jon Hurdle A sudden drop in the number of red knots ...