Mass Red Crab <br />'Christmas Migration' , Shuts Down Roads in Australia.<br />The beginning of the annual rainfall on Australia's Christmas Island also marks the beginning of the <br />annual red crab migration.<br />The beginning of the annual rainfall on Australia's Christmas Island also marks the beginning of the <br />annual red crab migration.<br />Male and female red crabs move from the island's jungles toward the shores of the Indian Ocean.<br />There, they will create mating burrows in the sand to spawn the next generation of the island's 50 million red crabs.<br />There, they will create mating burrows in the sand to spawn the next generation of the island's 50 million red crabs.<br />Red crabs can only be found on Christmas Island.<br />Though their migration can disrupt local travel, .<br />Parks Australia refers <br />to it as “one of the most <br />incredible natural <br />processes on Earth.”.<br />The crabs are turning up everywhere, including at the door of an office block, Parks Australia, via Twitter.<br />Our staff have been out managing traffic, raking crabs off roads and providing updates to the community on road closures, Parks Australia, via Twitter.<br />Christmas Island Manager <br />Bianca Priest reiterated the <br />efforts taken to protect the crabs <br />during this important cycle.<br />Christmas Island National Park staff put up kilometers of temporary barriers, erect signs and close roads across <br />the island... , Bianca Priest, Christmas Island Manager, <br />via 'The Washington Post.<br />... to protect millions of crabs leaving their forest homes for <br />the coast, Bianca Priest, Christmas Island Manager, <br />via 'The Washington Post.<br />Famed naturalist Sir David Attenborough has referred to the migration as “an astonishing, wonderful sight.”.<br />It is like a great scarlet curtain moving down the cliffs and rocks toward the sea, Sir David Attenborough, Popular Naturalist, <br />via 'The Washington Post
