Because the original population was so small, breeding the Santa Cruz Island horses requires occasionally crossing it with a different breed to ensure healthy genetics. Reich and Gonda originally ...

Santa Cruz Island, Calif. — In winter calm ... a story that would look small and sadly familiar at first. But in the end, the story of the foxes would mean the opposite of the familiar tale ...

Before this spring, the last time anyone had laid eyes on a small flower with lavender petals on Santa Cruz Island was nearly 60 years ago. The plant is called Saints' Daisy. "So it's in the ...