Two Guests Gored By Bison In Yellowstone So Far This Year, They Are WILD Animals People, This Is Not A Zoo!

First it's people getting too close to a black bear mother and cubs, now this. Yesterday a girl was gored by a bison in the Old Faithful area. A 16 year old girl wanted to have her picture taken with some bison in the background. She was too close and was gored and pushed to the ground by one of these large animals. The girl is ok and probably scarred for life, mentally and physically. Bison can weigh up to 2000 pounds. There are two times a year when the bison are on edge, calving and the rut. Baby bison or "red dogs" are dropped around this time of the year. The herd are very protective of their young as most speices of animals are. The rut is when the males are fighting for the females attention and they are trying to mate. Yellowstone National Park offers the seasonal newspaper to guests when entering the park. On the front page there are the top 10 things people should know.

PLEASE READ AT LEAST THE FRONT PAGE!!!

A Second incident happened on June 2nd, again at Old Faithful. A 62 year old Australian man was within 3 to 5 feet of a bison taking picture with a tablet of sorts. Suddenly he was thrown in the air multiple times. This is not a zoo folks. These animals live here year round in the WILD...

There are links to stories on these events at the bottom of the page.
 

The ever so popular warning not many people read, maybe this should be on the front page.

 

The bison are wild animals that are very strong and can be bull headed (pun intended). We humans are only guests in their home. They live in the park year round and have to work hard to survive the winter. So when it comes to the more mellow seasons of the year give them a break and their own space. Please enjoy the wildlife in the park but be cautious. ALL of the animals in the park (besides workers pets, mostly dogs) are WILD! They don't rationalize like humans but then again maybe some of them do... Please obey the rules in any national park to keep everyone safe. Keep your distance and yourself safe.

Here is a link to the safety portion of the Yellowstone Website:
http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/safety.htm
 

Unfortunately this is not my photo, source unknown.


Here is a link to an article on this happening:

http://www.krtv.com/story/29080413/teen-gored-by-bison-in-yellowstone-national-park

The link to the second incident...

http://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/15034.htm