Bison charges, gores man at Yellowstone, officials say

Bison relax along the Firehole River in Yellowstone as Maiden's Grave spring steams behind them.YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyoming — A Colorado man was injured in his arm Monday after he was gored by a bison while walking on a boardwalk at Yellowstone National Park, officials say.

A news release from the National Parks Service says the attack occurred near Giant Geyser at Old Faithful. A man who was with a family got too close to a bison, causing it to charge at the group. The family didn’t leave the area and the male ended up being gored.It’s the second attack by a bison at Yellowstone in about a month. On May 30, a 25-year-old Ohio womanA television station.

Regulations at Yellowstone prohibit visitors from getting within 25 yards of a bison and other large animals, such as elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose, and coyotes. Visitors are told to stay at least 100 yards away from bears and wolves. The park service says bison have injured more visitors to Yellowstone than any other animal. Bison can run three times faster than humans.

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Perhaps the Bison just want to be left alone. If you got close enough to get gored...you were too close to start with.

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