Santa Cruz Island News

In the 1850s, pigs brought to Santa Cruz Island became feral, leading to their eradication, which facilitated the resurgence of fox populations and the reintrod

In 1980, conservationists initiated a project to remove feral sheep from California's Santa Cruz Island to restore its ecosystem. Thousands of sheep were elimin

The eradication of feral pigs from Santa Cruz Island between 2005 and 2006 led to a dramatic recovery of the island fox population, resulting in three island fo