Tourists may have been trying to help a young bison calf they thought was in trouble at Yellowstone National Park, but this story reminds us it’s never a good idea to mess with wild animals.
A father and son spotted a bison calf looking cold, and somehow lured the animal into the back of their Toyota Sequoia earlier this month. An onlooker told EastIdahoNews.com that the two people “were seriously worried that the calf was freezing and dying.” Soon, another tourist advised them to remove the bison from their car, but it was too late. Rangers came on the scene, ticketed the tourists, and helped them return the bison to its proper place: in the wild.
Lot of bison news out of Yellowstone National Park these days – latest, tourists kidnap calf https://t.co/iwvqcbQgRE http://pic.twitter.com/S3QhUFf8FC
— David Caraccio (@DavidCaraccio) May 15, 2016
It may seem like the situation was taken care of, but unfortunately that wasn’t the case. It was only the beginning of what would become a tragedy.
“Interference by people can cause mothers to reject their offspring,” the National Park Service said in a recent statement calling upon visitors to respect wildlife. “In this case, park rangers tried repeatedly to reunite the newborn bison calf with the herd. These efforts failed.” As a result, the bison calf had to be euthanized because it was abandoned and started to approach people and cars on the road. We are awaiting further comment from the National Park Service on this matter.
Bison injure more visitors to Yellowstone than any other animal, the National Park Service says. The agency advises visitors to stay at least 25 yards away from animals like bison, coyotes, elk, and dear, and at least 100 yards away from bears and wolves.
Source: EastIdahoNews.com, National Park Service
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