The animal is one of around 60 Santa Cruz Island horses that are descended from the Spanish colonial horses first brought to the island off the coast of Santa Barbara in the 1830s. After 160 years ...

This article explains how to plan your perfect Santa Cruz Island day trip in 2024 with ferry info, hiking trails, and top ...

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 ...

On a bright, warm California day, a couple dozen botanists gathered in a valley on Santa Cruz Island for a group picture. Instead of saying cheese, they each shouted out their favorite native ...

If you look down, you'll see the Santa Cruz Island Dudleya between some of those rocks. RASCOE: That's Heather Schneider. She's a rare plant conservation scientist, and she helped save the Santa ...

Set at the center of the Galápagos archipelago, Santa Cruz Island serves as a central base for exploration. And skirting Santa Cruz's southern shoreline along Academy Bay is Puerto Ayora.