Conservation efforts have brought back the Santa Cruz Island fox from the brink of extinction from 100 in 2000 to more than 1,300 today. Nestled among California's Channel Islands you'll find ...

Ten Santa Cruz Island fox pups have been released into the wild, the last of a group reared in captivity as part of an effort to restore the endangered species.

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.