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Crabs Need Crossing Guards To Migrate To Spawning Grounds In Taiwan

Help Wanted: Crossing Guards For Crabs
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Help wanted: Crossing guards.

Job description: Escort female crabs across a busy highway during the peak of spawning season.

Think you're the right person for the job? Apply to Kenting National Park in Taiwan. The park put out the word Thursday that it needs help protecting female land crabs as they migrate from inland areas to coastal spawning grounds. To get there, they need to cross Provincial Highway 26.

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