Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey is happy to report last year was a favorable one for ospreys, the large raptors that are well-known in coastal areas, and that are about to begin another nesting season in the state.
Earlier in 2025, the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection upgraded the species’ conservation status from threatened to stable, and as Ben Wurst, wildlife biologist for CWF, noted, “This marks a tremendous success in the restoration of ospreys and management of their…
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