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Added ecological dysfunctional" as the bison causes erosion, tramples native plants, native lichens, eats native plants, defecates on native plants and native butterfly larva and their cocoons. Native bird nests are destroyed for ground-nesting birds and birds that nest in bushes. Double-stomach of bison creates waste atop living soil resistant to breakdown, preventing many acres from growing native plants or lichens. Water in streams is contaminated. Many impacts to delicate island ecology. |
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On Saturday, February 17, 2018, a man camping at the Little Harbor Campground was gored by a bison.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-02-18|title=Man gored by bison on Catalina Island|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2018/02/17/man-gored-by-wild-buffalo-on-catalina-island/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=Orange County Register|language=en-US}}</ref>
With the herd numbering around 100 animals in 2020 and no new bison births in several years, Catalina Island Conservancy made the decision to introduce two pregnant female bison by the end of the year. The new additions will enhance the genetics of the current bison population on the Island. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-13|title=New Additions to Catalina Island Bison Herd|url=https://www.catalinaconservancy.org/userfiles/files/PR%20-%20Bison%20Announcement%20-%20FINAL%2010_13.pdf|access-date=2020-11-16|website=Catalina Island Conservancy|language=en-US}}</ref>
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