Bison Gores Tourist At Yellowstone National Park

A bison gored a 47-year-old Florida tourist Sunday at Yellowstone National Park after the man approached the beast.

The tourist was treated by emergency medical personnel after sustaining minor injuries, Yellowstone authorities said in a press release.

The incident is subject to an ongoing investigation, but it remains the first case of a bison attacking a person in 2025. There are two such cases in 2024, and one in 2023.

Man gored by bison in Yellowstone on May 4. Always stay 25 yards away from bison! Read more: https://t.co/hrKpYnNGin pic.twitter.com/cnUWDT6JbY

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“Always stay 25 yards away from bison,” Yellowstone park authorities said in the press release. Authorities advised people maintain a similar distance for all large animals and a 100 yard distance from wolves and bears. (RELATED: Man Arrested For Allegedly Kicking Bison While Drunk)

“Bison will defend their space when threatened and have injured more people in Yellowstone than any other animal. They are unpredictable and can run three times faster than humans,” the press release said.

Officials warned that wild animals could become aggressive if people violate their space.

In one of the 2024 cases, the bison gored an 83-year-old woman at the park. The woman sustained heavy injuries and was transported to the hospital. Authorities maintain that the animal was defending its space. A bison almost attacked and gored a woman at the park in 2023. The woman was trying to pet the animal when it lunged at her.

A similar incident in Utah sent a man to hospital in 2023. “I was definitely an idiot in this scenario. I crossed through the fence. I started walking back near the fence,” Halen Carbajal, the victim, said. “By the time I got back to the fence, he had followed me all the way over, and I was like ‘oh that’s pretty cool.’ I kind of did want to pet him, so I was just being naïve about the whole thing, so I did that, and yeah he just rocked me pretty good.”