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Osprey Rescued From Fishing Line On Jersey Shore Osprey Rescued From Fishing Line On Jersey Shore
Osprey Rescued From Fishing Line On Jersey Shore Firefighters and animal control experts combined forces to rescue an osprey that was tangled in fishing tackle and stuck at the top of a tree. The animal control officers from Associated Humane Tinton Falls responded to Brielle at about 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, according to a Facebook post from the animal shelter. “The osprey was struggling and hanging upside down, it would soon be getting dark, and the height was unreachable,” the Facebook post said. “We reached out to several tree services with no luck, Brielle Fire department doesn’t have a ladder truck but thankfully South Wall Fire Dep…

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by Jon Craig
News
Banner Plane Pilot Captures Glorious Photo Off Jersey Shore Coast Banner Plane Pilot Captures Glorious Photo Off Jersey Shore Coast
Banner Plane Pilot Captures Glorious Photo Off Jersey Shore Coast A banner plane pilot is to thank for the amazing photo taken Tuesday of a whale swimming with dolphins in crystal-clear water off the Jersey Shore. Jeromie Hunter, a pilot with Paramount Air Services, snapped the photo about 50 yards off Stone Harbor's 906th Street beach in Cape May County, while towing a banner for a local candy shop across, according to Barbara Tomalino, who owns the aerial advertising firm. Hunter, of Seattle, said it was the first whale he'd ever seen from a plane. "I had no idea they played with dolphins," he added. Wildlife experts said whales will often swim close…

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by Cecilia Levine