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Does horseshoe crab protect animals?

Published: 2024-11-21 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/21, Horseshoe crab is an ancient creature with high medicinal value, but with people picking and killing wantonly, it is now an endangered creature. Is it a protected animal? Is horseshoe crab a protected animal? Horseshoe crab is the protection of animals, and is the key protection in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian.

Horseshoe crab is an ancient creature with high medicinal value, but with people picking and killing wantonly, it is now an endangered creature. Is it a protected animal?

Is horseshoe crab a protected animal?

Horseshoe crab is a protected animal, and it is a key protected animal in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian. It has been included in the 2012 Red list of Endangered species of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). Illegal hunting, purchasing, processing and carrying by any unit or individual is prohibited.

Can horseshoe crabs be cultured artificially?

At present, horseshoe crabs can not be farmed for the time being, but can only be cultured temporarily, that is to say, for a period of time. If they are farmed for too long, they will appear anemic and eventually die, that is to say, the longest breeding time is about a year. If we want to carry out large-scale artificial culture, what we lack most now is the culture technology, so we need to constantly improve the culture technology in order to realize the real artificial culture of horseshoe crab.

Generally speaking, horseshoe crab is a protected animal, and it is called a key protected animal in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian. Hunting and acquisition by any person or unit is prohibited.

 
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