Girl tossed into air by bison at Yellowstone

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A bull bison at Yellowstone National Park charged a group of people ignoring park safety rules and tossed a 9-year-old girl into the air Monday afternoon in the Old Faithful Geyser area. For 20 minutes, tourists approximately 50 in number got to within 5 to 10 feet of the bison near Observation Point Trail before the bison turned on the crowd, Yellowstone National Park announced Tuesday.

The girl, from Odessa, Fla., was taken by her family to Old Faithful Lodge and treated by park emergency medical providers. She was later taken to and released from the Old Faithful Clinic. A park official told USA Today/For The Win Outdoors that "we are unable to provide the extent of the girl's injuries, but we do know that she was treated and released."

No citations have been issued, but the incident is under investigation.

"Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park are wild," Yellowstone National Park said in a statement. "Stay 25 yards away from all large animals-bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose, and coyotes, and at least 100 yards away from bears and wolves. Never approach animals, never feed wildlife ...”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/girl-tossed-into-air-by-bison-at-yellowstone/ar-AAELS5C

[zackymilly]

1. I hope the bison doesn't get cited. nt

[Midnightwalk]

27. You beat me to it

I also tripped over that part. Great minds I guess.

[Delmette2.0]

2. Some people think this is a big petting zoo.

[MontanaMama]

5. There's at least one dumbass a summer in Yellowstone

isn’t there Delmette? I’m sorry that this child’s parent is the dumbass here. They are fortunate the girl isn’t dead.

[Delmette2.0]

6. Year's ago I took my son's to Yellowstone.

There was a man walking up to a bison calling out, "Moo, Moo." I got my kids in the car and kept moving on. Even at their youmg age, they knew that man was wrong.

[MontanaMama]

11. Just read an article in the Missoulian

this week about tourists hitting golf balls off of Going To The Sun Road in Glacier Park. It just doesn’t end.

[Delmette2.0]

12. I saw that,too. The wilderness is just another playground.

[Grasswire2]

13. the jewel of the continent

So beautiful.

[KT2000]

3. worked there once

people think they are in Disneyland. They will pose with black bears, put a kid on the bear's back for a pic. and surround wildlife which is a sure way to get charged. People can be real idiots.

[Traildogbob]

20. You would not believe

I spent 30 years teaching Natural Resources Management at a local college. Very many of my graduates became interpretive rangers at USFS, NPS, BLM and many other state and federal agencies. I kept in touch with most for many years. They could each write a book of the stupid things visitors do and ask. Easy to understand that 30 percent of this nation believe trump and think science is fake news. Idiocracy is thick in MurkKKa.

[KT2000]

32. That's the truth

and that is what is so alarming about this whole mess. trump is nothing without his followers.

[The Mouth]

21. Darwin will not be denied EOM.

[gtar100]

4. Lesson learned, I hope. They were lucky it wasn't worse.

So unfortunate that we modern humans know so little about the nature of animals.

[BannonsLiver]

7. The family should be barred for life from all national parks

As should anyone else who can’t follow the rules. These are the same kind of irresponsible shit for brains oxygen thieves that got Harambe killed.

[democratisphere]

8. If it isn't a bison, it is a bear.

They are called WILD ANIMALS and should be respected with distance and caution. Humans are idiots.

[misanthrope]

9. I find it fitting this is the first post I read after

the one about the oncoming Anthropocene extinction. They really mesh well.

[Peregrine Took]

10. Idiots are still doing that?

When we were there 20 years ago we saw a dad and his two kids approaching some bison out in a field. The sane people were watching from a respectful distance.

[GulfCoast66]

14. That's child endangerment! Poor little girl.

Not her fault her parents are idiots.

In my younger days I worked cattle. I would not let a 9 year near many of the mean-assed beef cows we worked. Even as a strong young man you could not turn your back on them. But a wild Bison!

[Haggis for Breakfast]

23. "Never turn your back on an Angus cow" -- Dr. Jan Pol

[GulfCoast66]

25. Not sure who he is, but he is spot on. But Angus were not that bad.

The mixed breeds we had in Louisiana were even worse. And on the few occasions we worked Santa Gertrudis it was a real rodeo! The cattle probe(hot shot) was not enough. You needed a club!

[H2O Man]

29. We raised Angus.

I've been run over by one! No fun when they break through a fence, and want to go hiking. (I did not build the fence.) And I've been around buffalo, and when they are in the mood to explore greener pastures, fences don't hold up, and they can be rather unfriendly.

The parents of the little girl are idiots.

[GulfCoast66]

31. Hah. Breaking thru a fence! I learned early on they can break any fence if they really try!

Fortunately, as you know, most cows are really stupid and will stay with the herd. But very occasionally there will be one that once they do it keep at it. They are usually for the market!

But normally they can’t remember what they did 10 minutes ago.

Now that said, when it comes to raising their calfs they are usually really good at it. At least the half wild ones I used to work.

But believe me, Angus cows are not that bad. The white faced black cows all over the south are hazard to those working them! Throw in the Brahma crosses (Bremmer down here!) and they can be crazy!

We had one herd of Jerseys we worked on. It was like vacation! They were like pet dogs!

This is over 30 years ago. Thanks for the memories!

But enough thread hijacking! Compared to wild Bison all the animals we dealt with are soft. I can’t imagine putting a child, or myself in that situation. Those things will kill you and then go for breakfast!

[LArider]

15. Block or charge?

[Progressive Jones]

16. I'm glad this little girl's OK. Me and The Fam will be at Yellowstone in a couple of days.

None of us are dumb enough to let this happen.

[bluevoter4life]

17. Unfortunately

This bison will probably end up being put down. Beautiful animals being forced to suffer for the stupidity of people. This girls parents need to be charged with negligence.

[Shrike47]

19. I don't think Yellowstone does that. It's the human's fault.

Buffalo are all over the place at Yellowstone.

[Retrograde]

22. How would they identify it?

There are a lot of bison, and they roam around like they own the place (which they do). And they all kinda look alike to me at least: there are smaller ones, and big ones, and even bigger ones.

While the larger groups stay in meadows suitable for remote viewing, when we were there last summer we saw a lot of single (I presume) bulls walking along the roads by themselves on their way from one grazing area to another. And we saw plenty of hoofprints in and around the hot springs.

[Botany]

18. I was on open prairie in northern Nebraska* and 100 yards.

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.. between me and a bison was close enough. They are
very big animals. By accident I walked real close to 3 or 4
in a little grove of Cottonwood trees ... I backed away ASAP and when I was out of sight of them I ran about 1/4 of a mile.


Yellowstone had signs up all over telling people to stay away from the critters.

* Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge

[H2O Man]

30. Good post.

Important message.

[BigmanPigman]

24. I wouldn't be surprised if people with her were taking selfies

instead of reading the signs posted with the rules and warnings. That kid's guardian should be questioned or at least lectured to about common sense and following rules that are there for a reason. They will most likely turn around and sue the park for not protecting them better.

[bitterross]

26. I hope the parents are arrested for child endangerment

They should be charged.

[Bayard]

28. Sounds like this animal was pushed as far as he was going to be pushed,

And then did what wild animals do. He felt threatened, he protected himself.

Bison are huge. I knew a guy that came around a blind curve in the highway in Wyoming, and ran head on into a herd. His little truck was demolished, and the buffalo sauntered on off.