Bison
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Summer is always an “eventful” time in Yellowstone National Park, often to the amusement and dismay of locals and others with an emotional investment in the park and its preservation. But Summer 2023 feels unlike any other with the number of incidents being reported and – in many instances – caught on camera. The May…
The National Park Service is warning Yellowstone visitors to keep their distance from bison in the park after several incidents of tourists getting too close to the wild animals that inhabit the park. Since most of us reading this article live in Park County, Wyoming, just less than an hour outside of one of the…
Less than a week after the image of a man carrying a bison calf made national news, the man in the image has been identified and charged. On Wednesday, May 31, Clifford Walters of Hawaii pleaded guilty to one count of feeding, touching, teasing, frightening, or intentionally disturbing wildlife before U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephanie A. Hambrick…
The top story of Yellowstone National Park this year is the unfortunate incident where an as-of-yet unidentified tourist attempted to “rescue” a baby bison. Unfortunately, in this case – as with many others – the well-intentioned act ended with rangers deciding to euthanize the calf after multiple attempts to reunite it with its mother failed.…
Stop if you’ve heard this before . . . On Sunday, May 20, a tourist visiting Yellowstone National Park took it upon themself to save a struggling baby bison. While well-intentioned, that action ultimately led to the calf’s death. Carrie Paulson posted an account of the incident in the Facebook group Yellowstone National Park: Invasion…
Every year, Yellowstone National Park issues a warning at the beginning of elk calving season. It’s another annual sign of summer – the perfect time to remind this summer’s visitors that they’ll be taking their safety into their own hands when it comes to any wildlife. Female elk typically begin giving birth to calves at…
The rules are simple – visitors in Yellowstone National Park need to stay on the boardwalks and marked paths for the safety of themselves, the environment, and the iconic flora and fauna. But a recent video suggests the park’s biggest residents should probably be reminded to abide by the same rules. Yellowstone visitor and YouTube…
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is actively monitoring the impacts of the harsh winter on big game populations across southern, central, and western Wyoming. As a result of extreme winter impacts, Game and Fish wildlife managers have made significant adjustments to hunting season proposals in many areas of the state. Wildlife managers evaluate forage…
Just over three years ago, a Baltimore native working as a TV reporter in Montana gave us perhaps the best Yellowstone bison video we’ve ever seen.
Perhaps the most iconic species residing in America’s first national park, the Yellowstone bison is often misunderstood.