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 ...

In 1924, during Hollywood’s first golden age, 14 American bison arrived on Santa Catalina Island, 22 miles off the coast of Los Angeles. The animals were to appear in two movies being filmed on ...

As of the early 2000s, bus and Jeep tours of the interior parts of Catalina Island brought in over 4.2 million in annual ticket sales, according to a 2005 paper on Catalina Island bison, and that ...

Interestingly enough, although Catalina Island Conservancy Park maintains a herd of bison, these large mammals are not native ...

But for the more active visitors to Catalina, there are 165 hiking trails crisscrossing the island with stunning views and special guests: bison. There’s also the Botanical Gardens and a zipline ...