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Lisa Ann Fanning
Cape May County, NJ

05/22/2022

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Highlighting the importance of Horseshoe Crabs in bird ecology along the Delaware Bay and other stopover (refueling) points along the 10,000 mile journey of the Endangered Red Knot and other shorebirds from South America to their breeding grounds in the Arctic Tundra.

Horseshoe crab eggs (bottom left) are an important food source. Many Red Knots (bottoms right) arrive to the Bay emaciated, and will need to double their body weight to continue their journeys.

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David Callejas, Marketing Director, helps bring EarthSky's content to the world via online ads and other products. He creates strategies that help people around the world find us and appreciate the work we do. He helps manage the EarthSky Store and bring to you the new products that you love. He's the chief liaison between EarthSky.org and the world of commerce. All that, plus he helps post content and populate our pages on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Go David!