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29/10/2026

Happy National Cat Day from our IWS Mountain Lion Team! This clip is of one of our male mountain lions taking a nice snooze in the cooler months. Mountain lions can sleep up to 17 hours a day, typically finding safe spots with cover and seclusion to rest in safety.🦁
Link in bio to learn more about our mountain lion work!🔗

28/10/2026

As some of you may know, Cruz (A-49) is a fan favorite who hatched at the Pelican Harbor nest on Santa Cruz Island in 2006. She made history as the first known chick to naturally hatch on the Channel Islands since the 1950s, and she and Andor (A-14) are the current resident pair at Fraser Point bald eagle nest on Santa Cruz Island. They successfully hatched 3 of their own eaglets this past spring. Here’s hoping Spring 2027 welcomes more sweet eaglets to Fraser Point nest!🪺🦅
See more Channel Island bald eagle livestream cameras through link in our bio!🔗
Thank you Explore.org and LizZ!

26/10/2026

Happy Hunter’s moon from all of us at IWS! This beautiful clip is from our livestream camera at West End on Catalina Island.🌕🦅
Link in bio to see more and learn about our work!🔗
Thank you Explore.org and Gracie Shepard!

22/10/2026

“Whoooo am I?”🦉
The Fraser Point bald eagle nest on Santa Cruz Island had an interesting visitor early yesterday morning. It looks so small compared to the eagles! 🦅
Link in bio to learn more about our Channel Islands livestream cameras!🔗
Thank you Explore.org and LizZ!🌟

A big thank you to all of our supporters for making our 2026 Fall Fundraiser a success! Check out some of these beautifu...
20/10/2026

A big thank you to all of our supporters for making our 2026 Fall Fundraiser a success! Check out some of these beautiful (and informative!) photos from one of our existing trail cameras! 📸
These photos are from the Scorpion Harbor territory on Santa Cruz Island. This territory was first established in 2023. There has not yet been a successful breeding attempt recorded in this territory. The current female is 53/A “FAY”. She was hatched in 2021 at Los Pinos nest on Santa Cruz Island. The current male 46/D “Jan” hatched in 2023 at Bald Canyon nest on San Clemente Island and was too young to breed during the 2026 season, but it is possible we will see a breeding attempt in 2027.🪺🦅🦅
Link in bio to learn more and support our work!🔗

Thank you all for your support during our 2026 Fall Fundraiser! We are very grateful for our Channel Islands bald eagle ...
17/10/2026

Thank you all for your support during our 2026 Fall Fundraiser! We are very grateful for our Channel Islands bald eagle community and we look forward to sharing more information and photos soon! 🦅🌟
Learn more through link in bio.🔗

Join us TOMORROW for a Q&A with our Eagle Biologist, Erin! Erin will be answering your questions about bald eagles all d...
14/10/2026

Join us TOMORROW for a Q&A with our Eagle Biologist, Erin!

Erin will be answering your questions about bald eagles all day right here through our story as well as live from 4-6PM PST on Disqus. Link to join in our bio!

13/10/2026

IWS Fall Fundraiser update! 🦅
With just 2 days left in our fundraiser, we’ve made almost 80% of our goal of 10K in 10 days! Please link in bio to donate now and help us reach our goal! 🔗
This recent video from our Sauces livestream camera on Santa Cruz Island shows Audacity and Jak working together on their nest, until the moment passes and Audacity flies away. Don’t miss your moment!🦅🪹🦅
Thank you Explore.org, LizZ, and im_ann!

13/10/2026

If anyone has been finding our eagle biologist hard to reach, we apologize! The fall field season on the islands is wrapping up and she’ll be back behind a desk soon 🤓🖥️



Let’s finish out the fall fundraiser strong! From now until 10/15, we’re raising $10K in 10 days to benefit the Eagle Project. Link to learn more and donate in bio.

12/10/2026

Tag along for a day of fieldwork on the gorgeous north coast of Santa Cruz Island! 🏝️

Our team is hard at work climbing trees and servicing trail cameras, this time with a little help from our friends Island Packers ⚓️

All bald eagle nest access is done by trained professionals under state and federal permits. Don’t try this at home!

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We have a fundraiser going on! From now until 10/15, help us raise $10K to support our Eagle Project and keep doing cool field research like this 👆Links to learn more and make a donation in our bio!

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