The Murphy administration is proposing removal of the bald eagle and the osprey from the state’s list of endangered species, reflecting decades of work to restore these iconic birds to New Jersey’s landscape.

As N.J. Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced last week, the proposed de-listing is contained within a DEP rule proposal published in the New Jersey Register and is based on a finding that populations have recovered to the point where the survival…