COVID-19 research poses threat to horseshoe crabs and other species that rely on them

Published: Dec. 10, 2020, 5:10 a.m.

Another creature that may suffer because of the pandemic is the horseshoe crab, whose blood is used in medical development, including COVID-19 research. We talk to David Wheeler, executive director of the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, and biologist Jay Bolden, about efforts to protect the species and others that rely on them.