The Bison on Catalina Island Are in Poor Health – Unseen Research

The Bison on Catalina Island Are in Poor Health – Unseen Research

ByCalvin D., M.S.

Encountering bison in an unexpected place, such as Catalina Island, may draw visitors’ attention and boost the sale of related novelties, but this mismatched pairing hasn’t worked out so well for the bison. Studies dating back to the 1970s have repeatedly documented limited forage, poor habitat conditions, and poor nutrition, health, and condition of the…

Former Conservancy Director of Conservation packing out a harvested deer on Catalina Island.

75 Years of Deer Hunting on Catalina Island Hasn’t Worked

ByCalvin D., M.S.

In response to the Catalina Island Conservancy’s plan to eradicate the introduced mule deer from the island, many people, most unaware of what efforts have been attempted previously, are demanding that hunting be used to manage the deer population instead. A recent study, ten years in the making, confirms that hunting has not been a…