Luddenden Brook, at Jerusalem Farm nature reserve near Halifax, has been granted Local Wildlife Site Status, giving official ...

A farmer throws a crayfish trap into a pond to harvest crayfish at the farm on March 8. QIAN XIANHUA/XINHUA ...

A chef cooks crayfish at a restaurant in Xuyi, Jiangsu province, on March 8. WANG JIANMIN/XINHUA In the picturesque countryside of Xuyi county, Jiangsu province, the arrival of spring not only ...

A section of a Calderdale nature reserve has been officially recognised for its role in protecting the white-clawed crayfish, ...

Part of a Calderdale nature reserve has been officially recognised as one of the borough’s most important sites for nature, ...

A stream which is home to one of West Yorkshire's last remaining populations of endangered white-clawed crayfish has been awarded protected status. Luddenden Brook, at Jerusalem Farm nature ...

Crawfish farming was a hobby at first, but it didn’t stay that way for long. Soon, David and his wife started shipping crawfish to people on the East Coast who were looking for a taste of home.

Just 12 isolated populations remain. Other threats to the crayfish include farming and grazing, silviculture practices, wetlands draining, and collection for bait. Because the remaining populations ...