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.[9]
Island manzanita[10] and whitehair manzanita,[11] shrubs which are endemic to Santa Cruz Island.
Island fence lizard,[12] endemic to the Channel Islands of California[13]