nps.gov - Channel Islands National Park - News Releases http://www.nps.gov/chis News releases from Channel Islands National Park. en-us Rapid Recovery Evident to Ecosystem on Santa Cruz Island http://www.nps.gov/chis/parknews/sci-recovery.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 17:20:22 EST The endangered island fox, one of America’s rarest mammals which occur only on six Channel Islands, is on the verge of recovery. New Boat Expands a 45 Year Tradition of Connecting People to the Channel Islands http://www.nps.gov/chis/parknews/ipco-new-boat.htm Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:23:32 EST Island Packers, the official concessioner for Channel Islands National Park, celebrates 45 years in business with the christening of their new 64-foot catamaran next Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at 5:30 pm in Ventura Harbor. Biologists Present Results of Island Restoration in Evening Lecture http://www.nps.gov/chis/parknews/island-restoration-lecture.htm Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:54:38 EST The May From Shore to Sea lecture will feature two biologists, Kate Faulkner and Jennifer Boyce, discussing the recovery of Anacapa Island a decade after the removal of nonnative rats. Back from the Brink—Island Fox Populations Recovering http://www.nps.gov/chis/parknews/sts-back-from-the-brink.htm Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:48:24 EST At the April From Shore to Sea lecture National Park Service biologist Tim Coonan will tell a compelling story of a decade’s effort to save the endangered Channel Islands fox from extinction. Island Recovery Evident Ten Years after the Removal of Rats http://www.nps.gov/chis/parknews/anacapa-island-recovery.htm Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:45:51 EST Ten years after removing nonnative rats the ecosystem on Anacapa Island, including rare seabirds, is showing profound results of recovery.