A tourist was caught on video repeatedly trying to pet a bison lying down in the Old Faithful area of Yellowstone National Park on April 16. Surprisingly, the woman was not injured. Last year, several tourists were gored while trying to snap photo Brett Johnson via the Idaho Falls Post-Register
A tourist was caught on video repeatedly trying to pet a bison lying down in the Old Faithful area of Yellowstone National Park on April 16. Surprisingly, the woman was not injured. Last year, several tourists were gored while trying to snap photo Brett Johnson via the Idaho Falls Post-Register
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Yellowstone National Park tourists kidnap bison, our new national mammal

May 15, 2016 09:55 AM

Editor’s note: There has been a follow-up to this story: Yellowstone euthanizes baby bison that tourists loaded into their car .

The original story is below:

Two foreign tourist visiting Yellowstone National Park tried to leave with a baby bison, actually putting the calf in their vehicle and trying to leave.

Another park visitor told EastIdahoNews.com that she saw the tourists, a father and a son, pull up to ta ranger station with the bison in their SUV.

“They were demanding to speak with a ranger,” said Karen Richardson. “They were seriously worried that the calf was freezing and dying.”

The father-son tourists received a ticket, perhaps a slap on the wrist for trying to steal the new United States national mammal.

It’s been quite a spring for bison-tourist interaction at the park, as seen in this video:

A tourist was caught on video repeatedly trying to pet a bison lying down in the Old Faithful area of Yellowstone National Park on April 16. Surprisingly, the woman was not injured. Last year, several tourists were gored while trying to snap photo Brett Johnsonvia the Idaho Falls Post-Register

RELATED: 10 facts about America’s new national mammal

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