A man from Cape Coral, Florida, was reportedly attacked by a bison while he was visiting Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming on Saturday.
According to Fox 35, the 47-year-old man was attacked after he got too close to the animal in the Lake Village area of the park, according to the National Park Service (NPS). Luckily, the man was treated by medics for only minor injuries.
Visitors to national parks are generally required to maintain a minimum distance of 25 yards from wildlife and at least 100 yards from predators such as bears and wolves.
According to the NPS, this marks the first reported bison-related injury in Yellowstone for 2025, following two incidents in 2024 and one in 2023.
Bison have caused more injuries to parkgoers than any other animal in Yellowstone. In 2024, an 83-year-old woman suffered serious injuries after she was gored by a bison and launched a foot into the air.
Another woman gained widespread attention online after being filmed taking a selfie while standing alarmingly close to a bison.
The NPS have repeatedly said that bison may react by bluff charging, bobbing their heads, pawing the ground, bellowing, or snorting. The safest way to admire wildlife is from a distance, using binoculars or a zoom lens.
“For thousands of years, millions of bison shaped ecological communities across North America,” the NPS said.
