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Ospreys in Crisis After Delisting | Jersey City News
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Just months after ospreys were removed from New Jersey’s endangered list, their breeding season hit a 30-year low—with 2026 looking even worse. Once celebrated conservation wins are now overshadowed by a shocking 56% drop in productivity and 57% of monitored nests failing to produce chicks. The culprit? A collapsing Atlantic menhaden population, starving osprey parents and forcing some females to abandon nests. Across the Chesapeake Bay, the same crisis is unfolding. With fewer eggs laid and hungry chicks dying, scientists warn that without urgent action on fishery management, this coastal food web collapse could spell disaster for ospreys—and the entire ecosystem.
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