Don't pet the Yellowstone bison, or put them in your car
Visitors loaded the newborn bison calf into their SUV and brought it to a park facility. They were concern that it was too cold. Park rangers euthanized the calf after repeated attempts to reunite it with the herd.
Visitors loaded the newborn bison calf into their SUV and brought it to a park facility. They were concern that it was too cold. Park rangers euthanized the calf after repeated attempts to reunite it with the herd.
A bison calf that tourists loaded into their vehicle at Yellowstone National Park because they were concerned for its welfare has spurred warnings to avoid wildlife after the animal had to be put down.
The incident this past week and several other recent cases have led park officials to urge people to stay at least 25 yards from all wildlife and 100 yards from bears and wolves.
Visitors brought the newborn calf to a park facility, but rangers weren't able to reunite it with its herd. After repeated attempts to reunite it with the herd, the animal was euthanized because it kept approaching people and cars along the road.
In recent video that spread online, a woman was pictured trying to pet an adult bison. In another, tourists posed for photos dangerously close to bison.
Five park visitors were seriously injured last year after getting too close to the massive animals. During the past 15 years, the park service reports that "bison injured 25 individuals, with the 5 injured people in 2015 being the greatest number in one year. Researchers classified these injuries as butting (hitting person with head), goring (puncturing body with horn), or tossing (throwing person into the air). Goring is the most severe injury. Of the 25 hurt individuals, 22 required medical treatment, and 12 of them were hospitalized. There were no deaths.
Most of the injuries caused by bison encounters are preventable. The majority (80%) of people hurt by bison in Yellowstone actively approached the bison leading up to the event despite the regulations to stay 25 yards away to protect both people and wildlife."
As 海角大神 reported last summer, the National Park Service implored park visitors to stop taking selfies with the wildlife.
Earlier this month, the bison became the official national mammal.聽