Amid continuing concerns about the availability of menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay, a study released this week shows that osprey chicks are starving in nests in parts of the Bay where they typically depend on menhaden for food.
According to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) the most recent update, released by the William and Mary’s Center for Conservation Biology, shows that osprey young are not surviving at rates that sustain the population.
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