Posted on 05/24/2023 6:34:19 AM PDT by lowbridge
Officials at Yellowstone National Park say they were forced to put down a newborn bison calf after another unfortunate encounter between a park visitor and wildlife, according to a release from the National Park Service.
On Saturday evening, an unidentified man disturbed a bison calf after it was separated from its mother and herd when crossing the Lamar River in the park, the news release said.
“As the calf struggled, the man pushed the calf up from the river and onto the roadway,” NPS said in the news release.
Park regulations state that people need to stay at least 25 yards away from bison, elk and most other wildlife and 100 yards away from bears and wolves. Approaching wild animals can affect their well-being and their survival, NPS said.
The calf was later seen by visitors walking up to and following both cars and people, creating a hazard for those nearby, NPS said.
“Interference by people can cause wildlife to reject their offspring,” NPS said. After park rangers failed in their attempt to reunite the calf with its herd,they decided to euthanize the calf as “it was abandoned by its herd and was causing a hazardous situation to approaching cars and people along the roadway,” the news release said.
Yellowstone National Park released an image of the unidentified man lifting the bison calf from the river in the press release.
If found guilty of any wrongdoing, the man could be charged with a Class B misdemeanor and could face up to six months in jail and a $5,000 fine, Yellowstone National Park told CNN. The charge would include disturbing wildlife, disorderly conduct, and approaching wildlife, the park added.
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Stupid, stupid people.
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They should probably euthanize the whole herd to prevent something like this from happening again.
We're talking government here so, no.
A problem which could’ve been solved by one local cowboy on horseback with a whip or cattle prod. Or one ranger in an ATV who knew how to run the calf off.
Did I read it wrong? Didn’t the intruder save the calf?
The calf was euthanized. The rules are for the calf to save itself or perish.
It “was causing a hazardous situation to approaching cars and people along the roadway,”
The excuse they used to make the least effort possible.
It also tells you that the buffalo herd is doing very well and this is just culling for numbers control.
One of the job requirements for Yellowstone Officials appears to be that the applicant must be a danger to himself, others, small animals, and be pathologically stupid.
That’s the government’s solution to everything...kill it.
They couldn’t have given it to a rancher and allow it to become food in the future?
Idiots. Many years ago a friend worked for the forest service at Sequoia Park. He quit after a few years. The final straw was coming upon a tourist who was attempting to push a black bear into the driver seat of his car next to his wife so he could get a photo. That’s what he said anyhow.
I was at Yellowstone a few years back and saw other insanity. Like tourists walking up to a Moose cow to get closeups.
My thoughts exactly, there are private herds, it could have been raised like a domestic calf. Why kill it? Seems crueler than the man who thought he was doing the right thing and saving the calf.
” The rules are for the calf to save itself or perish.”
We need to make up some rules for whoever made up that rule don’t we?
Hard to imagine euthanasia was the only option.
I know. There are adoptive animal situations all the time. I don’t buy the park services bs. Plus a lot of the headlines by the government-loving media are making it seem like he touched the animal just to get a pic.
Wonder why they never considered taking it to a wildlife rehabilitation facility......
In the old days ( earlier than 1980) some park ranger would have taken it home and their kid would have had a pet. In the 1970s, someone made a short 15 minute film about all of the pets that park rangers had. The film show a complete menagerie of wild pets, to include buffalo and elk (no grizzlies though).
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