Nature Photographer Finds New Shells For Hermit Crabs Using Trash
A wildlife photographer named Shawn Miller is in the news for a unique mission…wait until you hear what he looks for and why.
@maketheswitch4nature The homeless hermit crab Meet the hermit crab survey team Cleaning Beaches & Counting Crabs During the survey, Zach found a female tawny hermit crab that was in need of a shell. So we decided to offer her some choices. She made the switch into a donated moon shell What a great opportunity & wonderful people to work with. Thank you Jess, Jay, Pete, Andy & Zack and Alexis. Thank you for taking photos Alexis #teamhermitcrab Location: Onna Village, Okinawa Thank you for all the shell donations. They are helping us make a difference One crab at a time. Project Mission: Spread Joy, Inspire Change and Save Lives. It is against the law to collect hermit crabs from the wild. Let’s keep wild crabs wild Okinawa #keepwildcrabswild I hope you have a wonderful day
He looks for hermit crabs using trash as their home, things like bottlecaps and PVC pipes. And he offers them actual shells instead.
Hermit crabs are not born with shells so they have to find them. His project is called Make the Switch 4 Nature. Miller’s work involves placing donated shells in coastal forests and on beaches for the crabs to switch into. He highlights the problem of plastic pollution and encourages the public to donate shells to support hermit crab conservation.