A Colorado man visiting Yellowstone National Park was gored by a bison at Old Faithful this week in the second attack of its kind in the last month, park officials said.
Yellowstone officials have stressed that visitors must give animals space if they come near campsites, trails, boardwalks, parking lots or developed areas. Visitors should stay more than 25 yards from all large animals, such as bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose and coyotes, the Park Service says. It advises guests to stay at least 100 yards from bears and wolves.
Wild animal attacks are rare, but dangerous encounters do happen, especially when humans ignore — or are unaware of — wildlife-viewing rules and etiquette.“Wild animals want to be left to themselves,” Cameron Harsh, the programs director in the U.S. office of , an international nonprofit group, told The Washington Post this month. “They don’t want to interact with humanity.”damaged roads and bridges and caused the park to close for about a week this month.
The Park Service said Monday’s attack was the second in the past month “of a visitor getting too close to the animal and the bison responding to the perceived threat by goring the individual.” Park officials again emphasized that Yellowstone visitors should keep a safe distance. “Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park are wild and can be dangerous when approached,” the Park Service said.
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