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(MarketWatch) The summer of social distancing calls for keeping 6 feet apart from folks outside of your household but wild animals should be given much more space.
A California woman was gored multiple times by a bison at Yellowstone National Park last week after she came within 10 feet of it several times to take its picture.
The park directs visitors to stay at least 100 yards (300 feet, or 91 meters) away from bears and wolves, and 25 yards (75 feet, or 23 meters) away from all other animals.
The incident happened at the 72-year-old womans campsite on June 25. She suffered multiple goring wounds, according to a press release from the park, and was flown by helicopter to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. ............(more)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bison-gored-a-woman-multiple-times-after-she-tried-taking-a-picture-with-it-in-yellowstone-national-park-2020-06-30?mod=home-page
hopeforchange2008
(610 posts)marybourg
(12,620 posts)of my car as I was leaving the park, to warn a family of five that they were too close to a bison group. They waved me off as a pest. An hour later as I drove back in, three of them were being hauled out by ambulance, gored. No amount of education seems to help.
LiberalFighter
(50,889 posts)Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)WILD animal means what again? Maybe there are too many cute, friendly videos and pictures of wild/captive animals with people online that give the wrong impression?
"Oh, look at the cute, sweet bison! Let me get a selfie!"
LiberalFighter
(50,889 posts)Quixote1818
(28,929 posts)I was in the car taking the photo about 15 feet away from it when suddenly I realized there was a lady and her daughter who walked almost right up to it between me and my car. Nothing happened but I was shaking my head. They were very lucky.
maxsolomon
(33,310 posts)They seem very placid and mostly ignore you, like a cow. You can see how you might think you'd get away with a photo. I mean, if you're ignorant and reckless.
Yellowstone is one of the most dangerous National Parks we have, and it's stuffed to the gills with gapers who've never stepped off pavement.
Kali
(55,007 posts)more so since obviously people think they are not
pnwest
(3,266 posts)lions and bears when crossing barriers to get close to them at zoos. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
MontanaMama
(23,307 posts)Yellowstone in particular sees so much of this.
maxsolomon
(33,310 posts)Yellowstone is filled with gapers who think it's Disneyland. Barely anyone ventures off the road into the backcountry.
MontanaMama
(23,307 posts)but locals do. Yes there are traffic jams on the roads but Yellowstone and Glacier Park is still plenty wild, thank goodness.
GemDigger
(4,305 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Long lenses were invented.
LiberalFighter
(50,889 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,328 posts)JHB
(37,158 posts)greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)Never misses.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Every day I read something about this state.
Kali
(55,007 posts)same problem here in AZ. not so many born-here residents as migrants.