Santa Rosa Island: Nearly a third of California island home to rare wildlife has burned amid wildfires

May 21, 2026 by Achraf

A large wildfire has burned nearly a third of Santa Rosa Island in California’s Channel Islands National Park — an area home to dozens of rare plants and animals, including some found nowhere else in the world.

The blaze ignited on Friday and has grown to nearly 17,000 acres as of Tuesday evening, making it the largest fire in the state this year, according continue reading …

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