Black and white photo of bison on Catalina Island sourced from 1924 Catalina Islander Newspaper article

The Origin of Bison on Catalina Island – The Complete Timeline of Additions

In 2003, researchers scoured historical records to identify the origin of the bison on Catalina and construct a timeline of bison additions to the Island. Despite their best efforts, much of the timeline before 1969 remained incomplete. Due to conflicting information about where the bison came from, how many were initially introduced to the Island,…