Wildlife
Introduced and invasive species on Santa Cruz Island include:
- Golden Eagle (invader), which replaced the native bald eagle, and hunted island foxes to threatened status.
- Fennel (introduced), served as cover for Island Foxes, but as forage for the feral pigs.
- Feral Pigs (introduced), displaced native island foxes.
- Santa Cruz sheep
Native species include:
- Island Scrub-jay
- Hoffman's rockress, which is known only from Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands.
- Island manzanita and whitehair manzanita, shrubs which are endemic to Santa Cruz Island.
- Island fence lizard, endemic to the Channel Islands of California
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