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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Jul 5, 2022, 07:37 PM Jul 2022

What's with all the bison attacks lately? [View all]

It has been a tumultuous summer for Yellowstone National Park. Following catastrophic rain and flooding at the beginning of peak visitor season last month, the park was closed as officials assessed and repaired damaged roads and bridges. As it reopens in phases, tourists are returning — and getting into trouble with wildlife.

This year, three people in a short period of time were attacked after getting too close to bison.

First was a 25-year-old visitor from Ohio, who was gored and tossed 10 feet into the air by a bison after getting within 10 feet of the animal on May 30. The next incident took place on June 28 — a week after Yellowstone reopened some portions to the public — when a 34-year-old tourist from Colorado was charged and gored near Giant Geyser. A day later, a 71-year-old visitor from Pennsylvania was gored by a bull bison near Storm Point at Yellowstone Lake when she inadvertently approached the animal.

While the incidents may have been shocking to the public, they weren’t to experts.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2022/07/05/bison-attack-goring-yellowstone/

Better yet why are there so many stupid people who are unaware you give wild animals their space?

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What's with all the bison attacks lately? [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2022 OP
Too many idiots running around. Deuxcents Jul 2022 #1
When i was out on some open prairie / range land with wild bison 200 to 300 hundred yards was close Botany Jul 2022 #2
Between these Darwin Award candidates and all the thuglican trumpers... wcmagumba Jul 2022 #3
I haven't been attacked by a bison COL Mustard Jul 2022 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba Jul 2022 #5
I had a good friend who was a park ranger at Yellowstone (and Grand Canyon before)... hlthe2b Jul 2022 #6
IF that was what got reported, then they should probably run it like a game safarri. TigressDem Jul 2022 #23
Blaming the animals for human stupidity is just that. You REALLY don't get it. hlthe2b Jul 2022 #29
What I understand is that with a huge change in numbers, a different approach may be needed. TigressDem Jul 2022 #31
The only thing that has changed is the stupidity of people who can't manage to follow simple hlthe2b Jul 2022 #32
You "SAY" you KNOW nothing has changed, except human stupidity. TigressDem Jul 2022 #33
Reasons Tetrachloride Jul 2022 #7
Well, they were in public spaces. Some didn't see the buffalo until it was too late. TigressDem Jul 2022 #8
They were all too close. It's the animal's home, not the idiot visitors. we can do it Jul 2022 #12
WHO expects a bison in the parking lot? TigressDem Jul 2022 #13
Everyone should, it's in the middle of the damn park. we can do it Jul 2022 #14
Someday you might be somewhere that you don't know what to do. TigressDem Jul 2022 #17
🤣🤣🤣🤣Have you ever been outside?😂😂😂😂 we can do it Jul 2022 #18
Of course, dear. Have you ever thought of anyone else but yourself? TigressDem Jul 2022 #20
I can't even... we can do it Jul 2022 #22
What? Think of anyone but yourself? Is it that hard? TigressDem Jul 2022 #24
Here is a video of adult saving a kid from being trampled TigressDem Jul 2022 #16
Next you'll say they don't know steaming geysers are hot. we can do it Jul 2022 #19
But do they put the board walk close enough that people will get burned when the geyser goes off? TigressDem Jul 2022 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author we can do it Jul 2022 #26
idiots Groundhawg Jul 2022 #9
+10000 we can do it Jul 2022 #15
like a lot of us, they are fed up with stupd fucking people Skittles Jul 2022 #10
More Bison? A brother of the husband of my dad's great aunt watched buffalo applegrove Jul 2022 #11
Simple answer, too many stupid people getting too close to wild animals. bottomofthehill Jul 2022 #25
As a child I saw a man chase a bear to recover stolen hotdogs Cicada Jul 2022 #27
Poking the bears MFM008 Jul 2022 #28
Revenge. Voltaire2 Jul 2022 #30
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