(CNN) — A man accused of kicking a bison in the leg at Yellowstone National Park while under the influence of alcohol was injured by the animal and later arrested, park officials said Monday. Clarence Yoder of Idaho Falls, Idaho, approached the bison “too closely (within 25 yards)” on the afternoon of Sunday, April 21,...
Yellowstone said this has been the first reported incident of a visitor being injured by a bison in 2024. There was one reported incident in 2023 and three in 2022, the park said.The incident reported by the National Park Service occurred on the West Entrance Road near the Seven Mile Bridge in Yellowstone National Park.
The release said that park rangers went to the area after getting “a report of an individual who harassed a herd of bison and kicked a bison in the leg. They located the suspect’s vehicle near the West Entrance and stopped it in the town of West Yellowstone, Montana.” The driver of the vehicle in which Yoder traveled, 37-year-old McKenna Bass of Idaho Falls, Idaho, was also arrested, the release said. Bass faces the following charges:• Disturbing wildlife
Each violation can carry fines up to $5,000 and six months in jail, and the case remains under investigation, the NPS release said.National parks can pose dangers to visitors, especially those who don’t heed warnings about wildlife and natural hazards.
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