Yellowstone authorities euthanized newborn bison calf after visitor interferes with it.

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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.


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,”

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