Beach Walk

2014, the Red Knot Rufa was listed as a federally threatened species under the United States Endangered Species Act – the second most critical status that can be awarded to a subspecies. The reasons for the Red Knot Rufa's listing were varied; habitat degradation, threats posed by climate change and sea level rise were all listed as factors that were considered when the red knot rufa was listed. Food is an ongoing problem. On it’s extremely long migration route, the Rufa depends on a steady source of horseshoe crab eggs. Climate change and human use of horseshoe crab blood in vaccine manufacturing are hurting the crab population numbers