Officials charged with protecting a California island are refusing to abandon a plan to use helicopter-mounted sharpshooters to eliminate its invasive mule deer, despite a petition that's ...

Even from afar, the large grove of green trees stands out against the landscape of Santa Rosa Island. Their lush color and distinct height distinguish them from the island’s otherwise shrub-filled ...

Alice traverses beautiful Catalina Island, camping in the woods and along the beach. Catalina Island is located off the coast of southern California, part of the channel islands, it is home to ...

Just an hour-long ferry ride from the coast of southern California is the only place in the world you can see what might also be one of the world’s cutest apex predators: the island fox. This ...

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For decades, nonnative animals have ravaged the rare habitat on Catalina. The proposed solution has infuriated local residents and animal lovers. Image Two thousand deer are mowing through native ...