Another clueless tourist vs Yellowstone wildlife

[yeahman]

Reminds me of the dolts who loaded a calf in their car because it looked "cold." Rangers had to kill this one too.

[J. Barron DeJong]

*flame suit on*

Yep, kinda agree there. Though its still a dumbass move, it's way different than a drunk trying to ride a bison or getting too close to grizzly cubs for a photo.

Agree. A compassionate douche is still a douche, but it’s a different level of douchebagery than the selfie douche.

[riser4]

Instead of wildlife preserves, we should let the animals roam free and lock the humans in preserves.

[PB]

So .... if the angry herd came back and trampled the guy to death, it would better fit the narrative, but unintended consequences have further consequences.

[Core Shot]

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

So .... if the angry herd came back and trampled the guy to death, it would better fit the narrative, but unintended consequences have further consequences.

That's what I can't figure, you go near a baby buff, if it's not mom killing you dead, the rest of the herd will be glad to do it. Those fuzzy fuckers look out for each other. This guy got lucky.

[t-the-east]

[old goat]

Are we sure that rescuing that calf is what the guy is doing? He sure looks like someone caught in the act.

[BCMtnHound]

Heh, that was my first thought. Calf bison is tasty. Nature, apex predator, and all that

[subtle plague]

Instead of wildlife preserves, we should let the animals roam free and lock the humans in preserves.

Do I have WiFi ä, a ski resort, waves and some rocks im my Reserve? Will I be fed with sushi?
Count me in! The animals can even take Photos of me.

[Trackhead]

Wife found this youngster stuck, we hauled it out, died anyway (back legs didn't work).

[LeeC]

Maul?

[old goat]

Heh, that was my first thought. Calf bison is tasty. Nature, apex predator, and all that

That wasn't what I was thinking of but okay. I guess I have a filthier mind than you. Or have spent more time in Wyoming.

[BCMtnHound]

OK. Very well then. And Wyoming. Never been there. Sounds like a rough place for livestock in more ways than one.

[riser4]

No half measures.

[old goat]

OK. Very well then. And Wyoming. Never been there. Sounds like a rough place for livestock in more ways than one.

Hard to believe someone on TGR has never been to Wyoming. I thought it was required to join. A few stale wyoming jokes for your enlightenment. "Wyoming, where men are men and sheep are scared." "I was just helping that sheep over a fence." Or the infamous picture of a naked guy chasing a sheep in the first (only?) issue of Downward Bound, Warren Harding's "magazine" about what climbing is really like.

[mcski]

Wife found this youngster stuck, we hauled it out, died anyway (back legs didn't work).

Taste like chicken?

[BCMtnHound]

Hard to believe someone on TGR has never been to Wyoming. I thought it was required to join. A few stale wyoming jokes for your enlightenment. "Wyoming, where men are men and sheep are scared." "I was just helping that sheep over a fence." Or the infamous picture of a naked guy chasing a sheep in the first (only?) issue of Downward Bound, Warren Harding's "magazine" about what climbing is really like.

Guess it might be a shock to know that I have never strapped on skis south of the 49th. Just never felt the need living in BC. I have visited Moab about 12 yrs ago to check out the bike trails, and other than getting dragged to Maui a couple of times, have not ventured south of the line since. Still want to take a jazz fest in New Orleans, but that’s likely another decade away.

Your Wyoming sheep jokes sound like the ones I hear from either Brit’s about the Scot’s, or Aussies about their relatives. I suppose each continent’s has its representative livestock lovers. We just blame everything on the Québécois here out west

[Trackhead]

Taste like chicken?

The coyotes thought so. Was tempting to just take it home and put it's tiny ass in the crock pot.

[KQ]

When will it end?


Yellowstone urges visitors to protect wildlife after tourists put baby elk in their car and other incidents

CNN
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Yellowstone National Park has urged visitors to protect wildlife after a string of incidents that have left animals killed or endangered, including one in which tourists gave a newborn elk a ride in their car.

The park issued a plea late last week asking visitors to drive carefully and follow safety regulations after several reports of fatal collisions between vehicles and wildlife.

“In recent days, some actions by visitors have led to the endangerment of people and wildlife and resulted in the death of wildlife,” the park said in a press release.

“The park calls on visitors to protect wildlife by understanding how their actions can negatively impact wildlife.”

On Memorial Day weekend, visitors put a newborn elk calf in their car and brought it to the West Yellowstone Police Department. The calf later ran into the forest. Its condition is unknown, the park said.

On May 28, two adult black bears, both dark chocolate brown in color, were struck and killed in separate vehicle collisions in the park, Yellowstone said.

At about 5 p.m., a vehicle hit an adult male black bear near milepost 14 on U.S. Highway 191 in the northwestern section of Yellowstone.

Later that evening, a second adult male black bear was struck and killed by a vehicle at milepost 29 on U.S. Highway 191, the park said.

One elk and one bison were also hit by separate vehicles in the days since, Yellowstone said.

[mcphee]

Does anyone ever get fined and lose park privileges when they interfere like this?

[yeahman]

I read that the guy who put the bison calf in his car got fined about $1,000.

[mcphee]

Nice! But not enough!

[SumJongGuy]

I wonder how many of these yahoos are following the no barbed hooks rule for fishing there?

[KQ]

I wonder how many of these yahoos are following the no barbed hooks rule for fishing there?

I'm thinking they are not outdoors people at all or they wouldn't be interacting with the wildlife the way that they do.