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Port officials say Fish and Wildlife closed inquiry after Pier 80 osprey report
Summary
Port environmental staff told the Port Commission that a recent report claiming the destruction of an active osprey nest at Pier 80 was incorrect; US Fish and Wildlife closed its inquiry and found no action warranted after interviewing port staff, the port said.
The Port of San Francisco told commissioners on March 26 that a widely circulated report alleging the port destroyed an active osprey nest at Pier 80 was mistaken.
"After interviewing port staff by phone, Fish and Wildlife closed their case early last week and there will be no action against the port by Fish and Wildlife Service," Jay Ack, manager of regulatory and environmental affairs in the portMaritime Department, told the commission. Ack said the nest that drew media attention had been removed months earlier and that crew…
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