
Photographers and Tourists Are Getting Way Too Close to Bison
Visitors to Yellowstone Park are getting too close to bison in pursuit of a great photo -- with some having to flee to avoid getting gored.
Visitors to Yellowstone Park are getting too close to bison in pursuit of a great photo -- with some having to flee to avoid getting gored.
Researchers have figured out a way to take headshots of Mountain Lions in the wild and then categorize an individual thanks to artificially intelligent (AI) facial recognition.
An aerial video taken above Yellowstone National Park shows the devastation flooding has caused, as roads are being swept away and tourists are being left stranded.
MacNeil Lyons, a former park ranger, had a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with the elusive wolverine in Yellowstone National Park, and he managed to capture rare photos of the animal while his guest recorded video.
Yellowstone National Park was established as the United States' first national park in 1872. To celebrate its 150th year, National Geographic has published a series of photos captured over that time of what is often called America's Wonderland.
Last week, Yellowstone National Park released a statement explaining that a 72-year-old woman from California had been gored by a wild bison after she approached it multiple times to take its picture. Now, footage of the lead-up to the attack, captured by fellow campers, has made its way online.
A 72-year-old woman was gored several times by a wild bison in Yellowstone National Park last week after she allegedly got within 10 feet of the animal "multiple times" in order to take its picture. The incident is under investigation, but the park is taking this opportunity to remind campers to always keep a safe distance when photographing wildlife.
What began as a shaky video of an unknown group of filmmakers trampling on Yellowstone's Grand Prismatic Spring in May of 2016 ended last week when the responsible parties were finally sentenced. All four will pay hefty fines and lose park privileges, two of them will spend a week in jail.
The group of traveling filmmaker/photographers were caught on camera disturbing the delicate ecosystem of Yellowstone's iconic Grand Prismatic Spring for the sake of a few pictures this past weekend, and now they're paying the price.