Island Foxes on Santa Cruz Island

The island fox is a unique, house-cat-sized predator found exclusively on the Channel Islands and nowhere else on Earth. On Santa Cruz Island, the population is currently healthy and stable, representing the smallest subspecies of the six, known scientifically as Urocyon littoralis santacruzae. These foxes are remarkably docile and can often be seen by visitors near the Scorpion Anchorage and Prisoners Harbor areas, where they have become a symbol of one of the fastest successful endangered species recoveries in history.

• These photos taken on Santa Cruz Island and can be found right when you get off the boat.
• Island foxes only inhabit 6 of 8 of the Channel Islands and are found nowhere else on earth.
• Cat sized foxes that will steal your food, socks, or anything left out.

Words from the Photographer: Don’t let the super cute foxes fool you, they’ll pee on your tent.