BHUBANESWAR: The Ministry of Environment and Forests wants a protected area to be created in Orissa for conservation of horseshoe crabs which arrive in thousands to lay eggs along the coast only to be captured by smugglers as the species are known to possess medicinal properties. The Ministry, which held a meeting of states on marine species conservation in New Delhi earlier this week, wanted both Orissa and West Bengal to launch measures to contain smuggling of the crabs which has been declared endangered by the Centre, though IUCN'S