A girl was attacked by a bison last Friday at Yellowstone National Park. The girl was a 16-year-old exchange student from Taiwan that had been visiting the park with her host family. She was said to be within 3-6 feet of the bison when the incident occurred. She sustained injuries that are not life threatening; however, she was airlifted out by a helicopter for further treatment.
Jethro Mullen wrote this article on May 17th for CNN. Before reading this article, I had heard of various incidents when visitors at Yellowstone National Park were attacked by wild animals. The park came out with a statement recently saying that "Yellowstone wildlife is wild," and that authorities warn visitors not to go within 25 yards of bison or other large animals. This article was written to warn the public of the dangers of getting too close to wildlife and to promote the park's rules and regulations.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/17/us/yellowstone-bison-girl-gored/index.html
It's great to hear that the injuries were not life threatening. I think this does show how different the two cultures are, because being from Taiwan she had no idea what the bison would do. Her host family should have looked out for her, because she was too close to the bison.
ReplyDeleteSounds like an unfortunate incident of carelessness to me…. Most people (especially tourists or visitors) do not know the 'proper' or at least safest way of nearing wildlife in a contained environment, much less in an open space where people have the ability to roam and move about as they please.. That is fortunate that the girl did end up escaping alive and intact.
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Well, if the park gave a warning, then it wasn't their fault, but the girl who got attacked might not have been aware of the warning. Either way, I agree with Madeline that the host family should've been more responsible for her.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that the injuries she sustained did not kill her. This leaves room for an investigation, which I think should be made. There is no other way of determining blame and making sure that this does not happen ever again to anyone else at Yellowstone Park.
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