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Fire in the ‘Galapagos of North America’ Risks Species Found Nowhere Else
The Channel Islands are home to hundreds of unique species, and an unchecked blaze is tearing through one of the archipelago’s most untouched lands.
By Kiley Price
An unrelenting wildfire has swallowed nearly a third of Santa Rosa Island, a small strip of land off the coast of California that is largely uninhabited by people but abundant with wildlife and plants, including several found nowhere else on Earth.