Much like its iconic palm trees, California’s bison were brought out west 100 years ago by Hollywood producers filming westerns — but now on Catalina Island they’re dying off. What began as ...

Every summer, more than a million people flock to a small California island to relax on sandy beaches, swing golf clubs, and take in the local wildlife—a herd of bison. Catalina Island is a ...

Bison? On an island? You bet. Catalina's bison are descendants of a small herd brought to the island in the 1920s for a film production. Today, the Catalina Island Conservancy manages the herd of ...

On Santa Catalina Island, scientists have advanced the science of immunocontraception as a safe and effective tool to humanely manage the island’s bison. In 1924, Hollywood brought 14 bison to Santa ...