![]() ![]() The unmanned aircraft is prohibited from all Park Service-controlled areas throughout the country. In 2014, a visitor crashed a drone into the park’s largest hot spring. The teenager suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries.Įven natural gems at the park have been marred by tourists. “The girl turned her back to the bison to have her picture taken when the bison lifted its head, took a couple steps and gored her,” the Park Service said at the time. ![]() In May 2015, a 16-year-old girl from Taiwan was gored by a bison while posing for a group photo. “Its sad conclusion highlights the importance of keeping a safe distance from park wildlife,” park officials said on Facebook. It later had to be euthanized because it was abandoned. When park officials tried to reunite the animal with its herd, the calf was rejected. There have been a number of incidents of visitors interacting badly with wild animals at the park in the last year.Įarlier in May, visitors with misplaced intentions put a newborn bison calf in their car because they feared it was cold. “Be careful out there: elk calving season has begun! Elk sometimes hide their calves in unexpected places, and defend them aggressively,” the post reads. Yellowstone National Park published an advisory on its Facebook page days before the elk incident, urging park visitors to stay vigilant. “It seems like people are being more brave and taking more chances and not thinking about the consequences.” “Prior to having high definition cameras in our pockets, people seemed more courteous to animals,” said Tibbitts, who has been a tour guide for 25 years. The 45-year-old, who has lived close to the national park his whole life, said he has noticed a shift in the way people behave with wildlife. “She fell down before the elk came close enough to hitting her, and when that happened the elk backed away,” Tibbitts said.Ī female elk can weigh as much as 500 pounds, which means the animal can cause serious injuries, even death, if it feels its offspring have been threatened, Tibbitts said. Post has been removed or is no longer public. ![]()
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