Reposted by Terry 💀👻
Finally getting to this heartbreaking @audubon.org story on the starvation of osprey chicks in Chesapeake Bay, a crisis compellingly linked to the overharvest of menhaden.
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Ospreys in the Chesapeake Bay Are Starving to Death at Disastrous Rates. What Will It Take to Save Them?
After a spectacular comeback from DDT, the Osprey population has plummeted within the watershed and is showing signs of trouble elsewhere. The birds’ fate may once more rest on collective action.