According to the U.S. Department of the Interior, the lifespan of an American Bison is 10-20 years, with some living up to 25 years in captivity. So why do some representatives from the Catalina Island Conservancy claim that bison on the Island live into their 30s and even 40s? Does the island of romance hold…
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…
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…