Santa Cruz Island isn’t easy to get to but the hearty travelers who make it are rewarded with a distinctive landscape off the ...

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A pair of bald eagles stood, a wobbly, days-old chick between them, in a nest on Santa Cruz Island off Ventura this week. The small, downy raptor hatched on March 14 at Sauces Canyon on the island ...

"I expect to have eight to 10 pairs on Santa Cruz," he said. While the islands are miles off Ventura, the public can get a bird's-eye view of some of the nests through the live webcams.

A Santa Cruz Island Fox roams the Scorpion Canyon area of Santa Cruz Island on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Each of the Channel Islands has its own subspecies that are found nowhere else in the world.

A pair of bald eagles stood, a wobbly, days-old chick between them, in a nest on Santa Cruz Island off Ventura this week. The small, downy raptor hatched on March 14 at Sauces Canyon on the island ...

Most of Santa Cruz Island is privately owned by The Nature Conservancy. The eastern side, about 24% of the island, is managed by the National Park Service where day hikers and campers can explore. The ...

Most of Santa Cruz Island is privately owned by The Nature Conservancy. The eastern side, about 24% of the island, is managed by the National Park Service where day hikers and campers can explore.

A Santa Cruz Island Fox roams the Scorpion Canyon area of Santa Cruz Island on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Each of the Channel Islands has its own subspecies that are found nowhere else in the world.

A Santa Cruz Island Fox roams the Scorpion Canyon area of Santa Cruz Island on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Each of the Channel Islands has its own subspecies that are found nowhere else in the world.