3rd Person Gored By A Yellowstone Bison This Year

Above, a herd of Yellowstone bison grazing in a riverside meadow. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Wildlife and people don't mix too well in national parks on occasion.

The third Yellowstone National Park if 2022 took place this week when a 71-year-old woman was gored by one of the park's bisons. This was the second bison goring this week.

According to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle:

Another Yellowstone National Park visitor was gored by a bison on Wednesday. It was the park’s second bison goring in the last three days, according to a Thursday news release.

A 71-year-old woman from West Chester, Pennsylvania, was gored by a bull bison near Yellowstone Lake’s Storm Point on Wednesday, park staff wrote in the release.

The woman and her daughter inadvertently approached the bison while they were returning to their vehicle at the trailhead, which caused the animal to charge them.

The woman’s injuries were non-life-threatening, and an ambulance transported her to West Park Hospital in Cody, Wyoming. The incident is under investigation, and the staff aren’t reporting any additional information.

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