YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. – A 72-year-old California woman was injured and wounded multiple times by a wild bison in Yellowstone National Park after repeatedly approaching the animal for a photograph, park managers said Monday.
The woman was rushed to an Idaho hospital for treatment of her injuries after the June 25 incident. She was not identified and her current condition is unknown.
The woman was in her camp at the park’s Bridge Bay camp when she approached 10 feet (3 meters) of the animal several times before being gored, park authorities said.
Visitor-bison encounters, also known as buffaloes, occur periodically in Yellowstone. Animals are normally placid but can respond aggressively and carry when approached.
Park biologist Chris Geremia said that’s what seemed to happen in the last resort, and the bison responded to what he perceived as a threat when the woman got too close.
Visitors are required to stay at least 25 yards (23 meters) from large animals, including bison, elk, fawn, deer, elk, and coyotes, and at least 100 yards (91 meters) from bears and wolves.
In May, a woman was shot down when she got too close to a bison near the popular Old Faithful geyser.
Earlier this month, a Missouri woman suffered minor injuries after being knocked down by a brown bear in a surprise location.
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