Horseshoe Crab Tagging - June 2, 2016

Horseshoe Crab Tagging at Pikes Beach

Westhampton, New York

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Carl Safina

Horseshoe Crabs are measured, sexed and a hole drilled in the carapace to insert a numbered tag.

They are then released to go back into the water.

 The final count was 1,302 Horseshoe Crabs tagged!

Fox and Kits

Fire Island Fox and Kits

Long Island , New York

April 29, 2015

Baby Kits nursing on the mother Fox

Mom and Kits

Two Kits playing

Mom Fox and Two Kits playing by the opening of their den

Playing while mom watches

Coming out of the Den

Dad Fox with Kits

Dad Fox appears a little scraggly. Possibly Mange?

Dad Fox's turn to watch kits