Yellowstone Tourist Gored By Bison After Group Of Visitors Approached It Too Closely

A New Jersey tourer was gored by a bison astatine Yellowstone National Park aft a ample group of visitors approached nan animal excessively closely, officials said. 

The 30-year-old man from Randolph was struck astir 9:45 a.m. Tuesday successful nan Upper Geyser Basin astatine Old Faithful, according to nan National Park Service (NPS). 

"The individual sustained insignificant injuries and was treated and transported by emergency aesculapian personnel," it said. 

The incident is nan 2nd clip this twelvemonth a personification has been injured by a bison astatine Yellowstone. 

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A herd of bison graze on nan road supra nan Yellowstone River successful Yellowstone National Park's Hayden Valley connected Sept. 23, 2022, adjacent Canyon Village, Wyoming.  (George Rose/Getty Images)

In nan first incident connected May 4, a 47-year-old tourer from Cape Coral, Fla., was gored by a bison "after he approached it excessively closely" successful nan Lake Village area, nan NPS said.  

That man suffered insignificant injuries arsenic well. 

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An American bison is seen connected March 2, 2025, successful Yellowstone National Park.  (William Campbell/Getty Images)

Park officials said, "Wild animals tin beryllium fierce if group don’t respect their space" and "It is your work to enactment much than 25 yards distant from each ample animals -- bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose, and coyotes -- and astatine slightest 100 yards distant from bears, wolves, and cougars." 

"If wildlife attack you, move distant to ever support these safe viewing distances," nan NPS continued. "Bison will take sides their abstraction erstwhile threatened and person injured much group successful Yellowstone than immoderate different animal. They are unpredictable and tin tally 3 times faster than humans." 

An Idaho man was injured successful 2024 aft kicking a bison astatine Yellowstone National Park, officials said. (NPS/Jacob W. Frank)

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The NPS added that location were 2 reported incidents of group being injured by bison astatine Yellowstone successful 2024, and 1 successful 2023.