Each year, the National Park Service warns the public that bison are dangerous, but each year some people choose not to listen – like these two visitors who decided to wander off the boardwalk to snap selfies with a particularly large animal. A video of the pair (recorded by another park visitor from a safe distance) was shared via Instagram account this week. The account specializes in calling out bad behavior at US National Parks, which all too often involve people interfering with wildlife – including and .
Just last month, a man from Idaho at Yellowstone (and being injured in the process). The 37-year-old was was arrested for disorderly conduct, approaching wildlife and disturbing wildlife, driving under the influence, and failure to yield to emergency light activation. Disturbing wildlife is a federal crime, and those found guilty face hefty fines, or even jail time.
In 2021, 25-year-old Illinois resident Samantha Dehring was fined and sentenced to four days in custody after approaching a grizzly bear and her two cubs at Yellowstone to take photos. "Approaching a sow grizzly with cubs is absolutely foolish," said acting US attorney Bob Murray on behalf of the District of Wyoming at the time. "Here, pure luck is why Dehring is a criminal defendant and not a mauled tourist.
" "The animals in Yellowstone are wild and unpredictable, no matter how calm they appear to be," warns the . "The safest (and often best) view of wildlife is from inside a car." You should always sta.
