*Restoring Balance: Santa Cruz Island

Which Island is the largest of the Channel Islands?

• Santa Cruz

• Santa Rosa

• San Miguel

• Anacapa

• Santa Barbara

How many species are unique to the islands?

• 100

• 150

• 200

• 250

Introduced, Feral Pigs and sheep had a huge impact on the island's ______.

• Ocean resources

• Vegetation

How many island plant species were listed as endangered due to being out-competed by introduced plants?

• 9

• 19

• 109

What was being damaged due to pig "rooting"?

• Large trees

• The coastline rocks

• Chumash sacred sites

What impacted the Bald Eagles of the Channel Islands?

• over-hunting

• starvation

• DDT

With the disappearance of the territorial Bald Eagle, what animal moved out to the islands, mostly preying on pigs but also preying upon foxes?

• Golden Eagle

• Peregrine Falcon

• Pelican

The population of foxes was rapidly reduced by what percent?

• 90%

• 80%

• 70%

• 60%

What non-native animals were removed first (in the 1980's)?

• Cattle

• Pigs

• Sheep

What dire measure had to be taken to save the foxes?

• They had to be brought into captivity

• They had to be brought to the mainland and put in zoos