It had been 74 years since a Xantus’ murrelet nest was found in the lava rock crevices, perched high near the plateau surface of Anacapa Island. But on May 7, a field biologist studying the rare ...

The penguin-like Xantus's murrelet is a striking example. These murrelets were decimated by predation as feral cats and rodents spread across their island homes in Southern California and Baja ...

It is a plan that scientists believe could save the Xantus’ murrelet. And they are using the opportunity to study a species they know very little about: this palm-sized, black-and-white bird.

According to federal prosecutors, the surfer-bus driver beached his boat at Anacapa, shouldered a large backpack and began dispersing five pounds of specially formulated, vitamin-fortified kibble.

It had been 74 years since a Xantus' murrelet nest was found in the lava rock crevices, perched high near the plateau surface of Anacapa Island, one of the Channel Islands off the Southern ...

Xantus’s Murrelet – A small seabird native to the Pacific Ocean. X-ray Tetra – A small, translucent freshwater fish. Xenops – A small bird found in Central and South America.

SAVING THE XANTUS'S MURRELET. Ever since people began sailing the seas, they've introduced species to islands unprepared for the newcomers. Cats, rats, pigs and many other four-legged creatures have ...