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Animals

Restoration of the Catalina Island fox population is a success
Restoration of the Catalina Island fox population is a success Hit hard by an outbreak of canine distemper virus in 1999, the Island’s largest native terrestrial animal is on the road to recovery; however, malignant ear tumors have been detected in a proportion of the older foxes.
LandBird Monitoring
An island-wide program to study the relative abundance, habitat associations, and population trends of resident landbirds on Catalina, as well as regular visitors.
Non-native Animals
The presence of non-native animals on Santa Catalina Island is one of the Catalina Island Conservancy's principal resource management challenges.
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