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Global Projects

Around the world people are doing their part to protect wild hermit crabs and their resources.

Seashell replenishment and replacement projects exist in Japan, American, Thailand.

Eco-tourism introduces a new opportunity for locals and tourists in Taiwan.

Make the Switch 4 Nature – Japan

Poster collage depicting land hermit crabs wearing pieces of garbage instead of shells.

Crustacean Plantation – Florida

A variety of seashells placed around a tree trunk

Mother of Crab – Taiwan

Huang Shu Huang, an employee of the Kenting Youth Activity Center, and also a hermit crab advocate and provider of shells in Taiwan.

Support Mother of Crabs by donating shells to their shell replenishment project in Taiwan:

Ms. Shu-Huang Huang
No. 17, Kenting Road,
Hengchun Township, Pingtung County, 946, Taiwan

Green Island Hermit House – Taiwan

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The LHCOS Adoption program is getting an update! Adoption Coordinator Alison Brant is reworking our application forms and streamlining the adoption process. We hope these changes will improve response time and keep our maps current. Cat Barron has agreed to join the Adoption team to assist with processing applications. The application form to become an approved adopter is updated and live on the Hermit Crab Adoption page. Existing approved adopters should have received an email from adoptions @ lhcos.org requesting a status update via the update form. If you are currently an LHCOS approved adopter and did not receive the update email, contact adoptions @Read More →

  • Claws in the Classroom helps teachers get the correct supplies for their classroom hermit crabs.

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    Logo for the Claws in the Classroom program

  • School children looking at their hermit crab habitat after receiving their food and supplies.

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    Children looking at their hermit crab habitat

  • LHCOS can not keep the CIC program open without YOUR help. We will accept gently used supplies or cash donations.
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