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04-03-2025
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Photographer shares unbelievable image of bison stampeding through crowd: 'Everyone ran and scattered'
Yellowstone National Park offers a backdrop for incredible images, and one photographer caught a glimpse of a bison stampede. Unofficial Networks shared photographer Jeff Vanuga's image from an Instagram post of the chaos, capturing the last bison of a group that had charged toward a crowd of people. Luckily, no one was injured. It's the middle of winter in Yellowstone, so the ground is blanketed in white and filled with a haze of the snow that the bison is kicking up. In front of the bison stands a line of people frantically trying to get out of the way. Vanuga explained the onlookers were observing wolves killing a bison cow about 100 feet below the road, but then a bison herd started charging at the crowd. Vanuga wrote: "Everyone ran and scattered about as the bison thundered through people, snow coaches, and snowmobiles." While bison are incredible to encounter on your visit to Yellowstone, they are also unpredictable. According to Unofficial Networks, "bison have injured more people in Yellowstone than any other animal." They can also "run three times faster than humans." The Yellowstone National Park safety rules advise staying at least 25 yards away from bison. At 100 feet, the photographers were following the guidelines, but it shows the unpredictable nature of bison. There have been many incidents of tourists getting too close to bison. For example, a group of tourists caught on video got way too close to a bison while trying to take pictures of it, and the bison took a few steps at them in a charging manner. Do you think America is in a housing crisis? Definitely Not sure No way Only in some cities Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. Another tourist snuck up on a bison when it was grazing, only to have it turn around and dart toward him. Luckily, the man was able to run away safely. These tourists were lucky, but not everyone was. Last June, CBS News reported that "an 83-year-old woman was seriously injured when she was gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park." The national park has warned that "approaching wild animals can drastically affect their well-being and, in some cases, their survival." In one instance, park officials were forced to put down a bison calf because of an encounter with a park visitor, CNN reported. According to Yellowstone, bison are vital to the park's ecosystem. For more than 10,000 years, their "grazing patterns created successional vegetation, influenced natural fire regimes, and provided habitat for grassland insects, birds, and small mammals." Instagram users were amazed at the image the photographer was able to capture. One user said: "So much confusion and energy and adrenaline for them." Another commenter described the incident as "incredible and natural." Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Climate
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Hikers plucked from brink of death in daring rescue: 'This incident exemplifies the need to prepare for the unexpected'
One nightmarish experience for two hikers on top of snowy Mount Washington gave true meaning to the phrase "a close call." Unofficial Networks reported on the recreational hike that turned into an overnight rescue mission in New Hampshire. Two Massachusetts residents, Kathryn McKee and Beata Lelacheur, had already made it up to 5,000 feet of elevation when they lost the trail in blizzard-like conditions. The two hikers called 911, and operators attempted to use GPS coordinates to guide them back to the trail. However, even though they found the trail several times, they kept losing it because of snow and wind. After two hours of fighting through chest-deep drifts and freezing temperatures, the pair decided to hunker down and await rescue. The "full-blown rescue operation" took several hours to assemble in the frigid and icy conditions, as the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department described in a press release. "The crews ventured into whiteout conditions and snowshoed through deep, wind-blown snow," they wrote. "The only way to locate the trail was through GPS navigation, and progress was slow due to the tremendous effort required to break a trail in the deep snow." Fortunately, after searching for several hours in the dead of the night, the crew found the two hikers shortly before 2 a.m. They broke out emergency warming shelters, and once the women were warm enough to move themselves, the group embarked back down the mountain to safety. While the rescue went smoothly, NHFG emphasized that the hikers likely would not have survived if they had not been wearing proper winter gear. "This incident exemplifies the need to prepare for the unexpected," it stated. "Both hikers were prepared and had winter hiking experience, but ultimately encountered unforeseen conditions. Had they not had the amount of gear with them that they did, it is unlikely that they would have survived until rescuers reached them." This type of experience is both a stark reminder and a warning, the department said: Do not underestimate Mother Nature. What would you do if natural disasters were threatening your home? Move somewhere else Reinforce my home Nothing This is happening already Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. "Although technology and experience is certainly helping to find people more quickly, the fact remains that Mother Nature has the final say, and preparedness, above all, is the difference between life and death in the mountains of New Hampshire," NHFG said, according to Unofficial Networks. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
