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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — It's been a rough go for Yellowstone National Park visitors lately, as a few guests show what not to do in the outdoors.
Where to start?
- A man pleaded guilty last week to a charge of intentionally disturbing wildlife after he was caught on camera picking up a struggling bison calf by the Lamar River. While park rangers said the man didn't act maliciously, they said they had to euthanize the calf because it was shunned by its herd.
- Park rangers then had to double down on their message to not approach wildlife after another tourist placed a newborn elk calf in their car during the Memorial Day weekend and drove it to the West Yellowstone Police Department.
- The Cowboy State Daily in Wyoming reported Wednesday that Yellowstone rangers are also investigating a video of a person harassing a bear allegedly at the park. That said, the outlet notes it's possible that the "egregious" incident may have happened elsewhere.
Still, there is an entire Instagram account devoted to Yellowstone "tourons," a nickname for tourists who some consider morons. It has been quite active lately with people making questionable decisions that are potentially harmful and dangerous.
Enter this group of tourists who encountered a bison near a boardwalk a few weeks ago. In this short video, you can see tourists getting too close to a bison. One person in the group extends her arms out with her phone when the bison lunges forward for a brief second, startling everyone and sending the person with the phone tumbling to the ground as she tries to get away.
The comment section seems to agree everyone lucked out that nobody was seriously injured.
It's a reminder to appreciate animals from a safe distance the next time you're out in the wild — for everyone's sake.
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