A 72-year-old California woman was gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park. The woman approached the bison to take a picture and got within 10 feet of it multiple times before it gored her, according to reports. She sustained multiple goring wounds and was flown to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center for further treatment.
"The series of events that led to the goring suggest the bison was threatened by being repeatedly approached to within 10 feet," Yellowstone's senior bison biologist Chris Geremia said. "Bison are wild animals that respond to threats by displaying aggressive behaviors like pawing the ground, snorting, bobbing their head, bellowing, and raising their tail. If that doesn't make the threat move away, a threatened bison may charge," Geremia added.
Wildlife officials advise that to be safe around bison, people should stay at least 25 yards away and move away if they approach. The recent attack serves as a reminder that wildlife in Yellowstone National Park are wild. If you want to have a meaningful vacation, interact with human beings, not wild animals-- they couldn't care less whether you are there or not.
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