Baby ospreys are facing a greater threat of starvation because there are fewer menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay area, according to a new study from the College of William & Mary Center for Conservation Biology.
Areas where ospreys relied on menhaden as a primary food source saw the biggest deficits in reproductive rates. Areas where catfish and gizzard shad were the main source of food had sustainable osprey populations.
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