On Anacapa, the rats found the birds’ nests easy pickings, and a mass extermination campaign finally declared the island rat-free in 2003, returning Anacapa to the birds.

Some 12 miles off the California coast near Ventura, the rugged volcanic ridges that form the spine of Anacapa Island, or ...

Anacapa Island is one of five islands that make up Channel Islands National Park off the coast of Ventura, CA and is composed of three islets: East, Middle and West.

Anacapa Island is one of five islands that make up Channel Islands National Park off the coast of Ventura, CA and is composed of three islets: East, Middle and West.