Chanee and Mel, a pair of white-handed Gibbons, were matched and brought to the zoo as part of a program to support the ...

The Santa Barbara Zoo announced on November 14, 2025, that two new white-handed gibbons, Chanee and Mel, have joined Gibbon ...

The Santa Barbara Zoo has welcomed two white-handed gibbons Chanee (pronounced SHAW-nee) and Mel to their new home on Gibbon Island. Gibbons are ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. VENTURA, Calif., – Channel Islands National Park is pleased to announce the reopening of Santa Barbara Island to public ...

One of the most active places on earth for whale watching is the Santa Barbara Channel. Recently designated the world’s ninth Whale Watching Heritage Area, more than 25 species of cetaceans are in ...

You don’t have to travel to the South Pacific to entertain dreams of desert islands. There’s a chain of uninhabited islands — Santa Cruz, Anacapa, Santa Rosa, Santa Barbara and San Miguel — just off ...