The heavily forested North Side of Speiden Island contrasts sharply with the grasslands on the South. Exotic animals were introduced when the island changed name to safari Island and hosted big game hunting in the ’70s. Sitka Deer from Asian, Moufon Sheep – the ancestral sheep domesticated by the Israelites and Fallow deer from Europe still call this island home as do the Eagles and Harbor seals and Steller Sea Lions. The island sold to the founder of Oakley Sunglasses for $22 million.
Steller Sea Lions waiting for the tide to fall
Harbor Seals Haul out at the Cactus Islands North of Speiden
Sitka Deer, Speiden Island
Nature Tour wildlife viewing Speiden Island