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June 30, 2020 04:23 pm GMT
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Woman gored after approaching bison in Yellowstone National Park
The National Park Service reports that a 72-year-old woman repeatedly came within ten feet of a bison Yellowstone National Park to take a photo, and was gored by the animal.
From a Park Service Statement:
After a 72-year-old woman from California approached within 10 feet of a bison multiple times to take its photo, the animal gored her.The incident occurred on the evening of June 25, 2020, at the females campsite at Bridge Bay Campground.Rangers provided immediate medical care to the woman who sustained multiple goring wounds. She was then flown via helicopter to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.The series of events that led to the goring suggest the bison was threatened by being repeatedly approached to within 10 feet, said Yellowstones Senior Bison Biologist Chris Geremia. 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 doesnt make the threat (in this instance it was a person) move away, a threatened bison may charge. To be safe around bison, stay at least 25 yards away, move away if they approach, and run away or find cover if they charge.Image: NPS / Jacob W. Frank Read the rest
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