The Last Osprey - Part 1

The Chesapeake Bay is home to the world's largest osprey population. These magnificent birds of prey — masterful hunters and global travelers — serve as a living indicator of our planet's health. But osprey chicks in the Bay are starving to death. Their primary food source, the menhaden, is disappearing due to industrial-scale harvesting by corporate fishing interests, triggering a catastrophic chain reaction across the entire ecosystem. The Last Ospreys pulls back the curtain on a high-stakes battle between conservationists, commercial fishing companies, and politicians all jockeying for the power to decide the fate of the Bay — and reveals how the death of these birds is the direct outcome of a human struggle for money and prestige. Featuring Dr. Bryan Watts, the top U.S. ornithologist at the College of William & Mary, alongside stunning aerial cinematography and intimate footage of osprey parents fighting to keep their chicks alive, this urgent documentary raises a haunting final question: are we witnessing the last chapter for the ospreys of the Chesapeake Bay? Directed and produced by William McKeever (Emperors of the Deep; Menhaden). Free with ads.