Wanted in Taiwan: Crab escorts

TAIPEI - A Taiwan park is seeking 30 volunteers to help escort land crabs on their journey to the sea during the breeding season, a newspaper said Saturday.

Land crabs in the Kenting National Park, at the southern tip of Taiwan, live away from shore for most of the year. But during the breeding season, female crabs carry their fertilised eggs and migrate to the sea to release them.

The park administration is inviting volunteers to help the crabs safely cross roads and to remove any discarded fishing nets blocking the crabs’ access to the sea, the Taipei Times reported.

The volunteers can register online with the Kenting National Park Aug 1-13 for service Aug 15.