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.

Fire on Santa Rosa Island in Channel Islands national park becomes state’s largest this year and threatens rare plants

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.

The blaze spread across the southern side of the second-largest island in California’s Channel Islands National Park.