Yellowstone euthanizes baby bison touched by visitor.
TL;DR
A man who picked up a bison calf in Yellowstone National Park caused it to be shunned by its herd, prompting park officials to kill the animal rather than allow it to be a hazard to visitors. Bison must be quarantined before being sent to conservation herds outside the park, and a bison calf abandoned and unable to care for itself is not a good candidate for quarantine. The calf became separated from its mother when the herd crossed the Lamar river in north-eastern Yellowstone on Saturday.
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- Yellowstone park officials kill baby bison after man picked up animal The Guardian US
- Yellowstone puts down baby bison picked up by man causing it to be shunned by its herd The Independent
- Yellowstone bison calf euthanized after being touched by park guest NPR
- Baby bison killed after a Yellowstone visitor helped the animal and its herd rejected it Yahoo News
- Bison Calf at Yellowstone Euthanized After Human Intervention The New York Times
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