Apr
24
2025
Events
Our World
Thursday, Apr 24, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Sandcastle, Kiawah Island SC
Our World is an educational outreach program for Kiawah property owners, which invites speakers with expert knowledge of local, national and global issues of significance. Lectures are complimentary, but an RSVP is required. KICA members may invite accompanied guests to attend. Any guests in attendance must also be registered to attend and accompany a KICA member at the time of check-in.
“Horseshoe Crabs – A Bio-Medical Controversy?”
Dr. Jody Beers, assistant professor of Biology at the College of Charleston, is worried about horseshoe crabs, one of the most important inhabitants of the Sea Islands. The issue: the horseshoe crabs’ blue blood is prized and collected by the medical industry to use in tests for pathogens in vaccines and intravenous drugs. Their value, however, is threatening not only their existence, but that of the red knot shorebird since red knots depend on horseshoe crab eggs for food during their long migration. Upwards of 30% of the crabs die in the bleeding process or after they’re released, and no one knows how well the ones that survive do in reproducing afterward.
ABOUT OUR WORLD
Established in 2008 under the auspices of the Kiawah Island Community Association (KICA), Our World is an educational outreach program for Kiawah property owners, which invites speakers with expert knowledge of local, national and global issues of significance. Committee members include KICA members who partner with Sandcastle staff to provide several programs each month on Thursdays from October through April.
Each program takes place at 3 p.m. at the Sandcastle. Due to unforeseen circumstances, programs may be cancelled or rescheduled. Contact the Sandcastle at [email protected] or 843-768-3875 with any questions.
Location
The Sandcastle