AVALON, Calif. (AP) — The nonprofit organization that owns a majority of California’s Santa Catalina Island plans to boost eco-tourism by adding more bison to existing herds, recharging a debate over their environmental impacts.
The Los Angeles Times reports the Catalina Island Conservancy says there has not been a bison calf born on the island in seven years and the herd size has dwindled to 100.
The conservancy board is working to bring two pregnant bison to the island.
A biologist says bison herds stay on isolated patches of grass and adding more animals will not result in more bison sightings by eco-tourists.
