15-05-2025
Don't take selfies with bison, tourists urged as man gored in Yellowstone
The goring of a tourist by bison at Yellowstone National Park has led to warnings about the dangers of tourists taking selfies with the animals.
Half of attacks in recent years have occurred due to people trying to take selfies of the mammal. Bison are the wildlife that injure the most people in the park, which is home to the largest herd in America.
The National Park Service is investigating an incident on May 4 in which a 47-year-old man visiting from Florida approached the bison in the Lake Village area too closely. He escaped with minor injuries.
'The new trend of trying to take pictures of yourself with the animal is an especially bad idea,' Jon Grinnell, a biology professor at Gustavus Adolphus College,
