Tag: Yellowstone National Park

  • Elk chases Yellowstone visitors from calf after attempted photos

    Elk chases Yellowstone visitors from calf after attempted photos

    Seeing elk in Yellowstone National Park is wonderful. Attempting to get close to a calf, then chased away by a furious mother, is not. These two park visitors need a zoom lens and/or a wildlife education. Few Yellowstone residents are more aggressive than a cow elk with offspring. As park…

  • Yellowstone ‘touron’s third video harassing bears surfaces, park actively investigating

    Yellowstone ‘touron’s third video harassing bears surfaces, park actively investigating

    The black bear can be seen charging back at the Yellowstone visitor after he runs toward it making a barking sound. “Eventually he’s going to pick the wrong bear” has been a common comment online since this Yellowstone visitor’s antics hit social media. Black bears can be solitary and cautious,…

  • UPDATE: Yellowstone visitor continues to harass bears in the park, footage sent to officials

    UPDATE: Yellowstone visitor continues to harass bears in the park, footage sent to officials

    The unidentified Yellowstone National Park visitor has been filmed repeatedly harassing black bears, a federal crime. Yellowstone has a visitor problem, and it is no fault of the park. While some are simply unaware of how to navigate a wild ecosystem, others go out of their way to harass and…

  • Yellowstone ‘touron’ harasses, runs toward black bear in shameful stunt

    Yellowstone ‘touron’ harasses, runs toward black bear in shameful stunt

    Aside from being a federal crime, this shirtless tourists’ harassing of a black bear in Yellowstone National Park is simply embarrassing. Yellowstone’s 2023 busy season has been an unprecedented one for “tourons” so far. So much so that the park released a lengthy plea to the public asking for everyone…

  • Two black bears struck by cars in same day in Yellowstone National Park

    Two black bears struck by cars in same day in Yellowstone National Park

    A new report from Yellowstone officials details two black bear fatalities from vehicle collisions in one day, alongside a bison and elk. Yellowstone National Park (YELL) is asking that visitors please reduce speeds on park roads after a string of unfortunate and unnecessary wildlife deaths. The news comes as part…

  • Yellowstone visitors place newborn elk calf in vehicle, drive to police station

    Yellowstone visitors place newborn elk calf in vehicle, drive to police station

    The incident, which Yellowstone National Park has just revealed to the public, took place over the Memorial Day weekend. As Yellowstone closes the case on a Hawaii man’s disturbance resulting in the death of a bison calf, park officials have announced a similar situation with a newborn elk. It is…

  • Yellowstone ‘calls on visitors’ after alarming month of park incidents

    Yellowstone ‘calls on visitors’ after alarming month of park incidents

    Due to an overwhelming amount of visitor-wildlife incidents throughout May 2023, Yellowstone National Park (YELL) is “calling on visitors to protect wildlife and respect safety regulations.” This is a first. In my years of covering Yellowstone as a naturalist, this is the first report of this nature I’ve seen come…

  • Yellowstone ‘tourons’ walk directly onto geothermal feature, pose for photos

    Yellowstone ‘tourons’ walk directly onto geothermal feature, pose for photos

    The couple stands within feet of the Yellowstone feature‘s center on thin, breakable crust as boiling steam rises from beneath their feet. While visiting with her husband from Australia, Belle Jaeschke watched as several people walked off Yellowstone National Park’s designated boardwalks and onto the hydrothermal feature, which appears to…

  • UPDATE: Hawaii man pleads guilty to Yellowstone bison calf incident

    UPDATE: Hawaii man pleads guilty to Yellowstone bison calf incident

    Yellowstone National Park has released the identity of and charges against the man responsible for displacing a park bison calf, which resulted in its death. Sharing the public release from the U.S. Department of Justice District of Wyoming today, Yellowstone National Park (YELL) reports that Clifford Walters of Hawaii pleaded guilty…

  • Yellowstone ‘touron’ places his child in front of bison bull for photo in alarming footage

    Yellowstone ‘touron’ places his child in front of bison bull for photo in alarming footage

    The latest footage out of Yellowstone National Park continues a week-long streak of visitors illegally approaching and taunting bison. And this time, a man places his child directly in front of an enormous bull for a photo. On May 21, we heard the screams of a woman who attempted to…

  • ‘Influencer’s illegal stunt with bison sees her dubbed ‘Queen Touron of Yellowstone’

    ‘Influencer’s illegal stunt with bison sees her dubbed ‘Queen Touron of Yellowstone’

    In one of the most baffling “touron” videos to come out of Yellowstone, a young woman stands directly in front of a bison bull‘s face to snap selfies. “She was trying to pet it,” Yellowstone National Park visitor A. Quan says of what he saw. “It was insane.” Quan was…

  • Bison displays warning behavior, spares Yellowstone ‘touron’

    Bison displays warning behavior, spares Yellowstone ‘touron’

    Our great North American bison communicate agitation and discomfort in a multitude of ways, and this Yellowstone “touron” got all the warning signals. Or close to it, anyway. May 24 footage from shocked Yellowstone National Park visitor and photographer Mary Ann Kennedy shows an older white male coming within inches…

  • Must-know tips before visiting Yellowstone National Park this summer

    Must-know tips before visiting Yellowstone National Park this summer

    Ready to tackle Yellowstone this summer? These tips, straight from rangers, are the must-knows you can’t miss. Planning ahead is the name of the game when it comes to our national parks. Spontaneous trips are always great, but the popularity of parks like Yellowstone during the busy summer season make…

  • Yellowstone National Park responds to killing of bison calf after visitor interference, investigation continues

    Yellowstone National Park responds to killing of bison calf after visitor interference, investigation continues

    “This is a conversation that’s difficult to have on social media,” Yellowstone National Park offers in response to public outcry. The park’s decision to euthanize a bison calf after handling by a visitor continues to make headlines across the world. Their initial media release and social media posts on the…

  • Yellowstone visitor gored by bison during attempted photo in another ‘consequential’ video

    Yellowstone visitor gored by bison during attempted photo in another ‘consequential’ video

    This latest footage out of Yellowstone National Park shows what happens when a person sticks their phone in the face of a 2,000 pound bison bull. Thankfully, no one was severely injured during this incident. But as Russ Bjorn’s footage submitted to Tourons of Yellowstone shows, a woman was given…

  • Yellowstone issues ‘DANGER’ report for elk calving season

    Yellowstone issues ‘DANGER’ report for elk calving season

    “Be aware of your surroundings!” Yellowstone National Park declares as elk mothers go into full-on protection mode. It’s that time of year again, nature lovers. Of course, national parks require all visitors keep their distance from wildlife any time of year. But as spring rolls closer to summer, elk calving…

  • Yellowstone boardwalk collapses under weight of bison bull

    Yellowstone boardwalk collapses under weight of bison bull

    Yellowstone National Park visitor Adam Nigels managed to capture the moment an enormous bison bull shattered boardwalk boards beneath his hooves. While enjoying the sights at Norris Geyser Basin, Nigels started filming as several of the iconic mammals began passing through. The first loud, intense sound you hear is, in…

  • Mystery Solved: Wyoming man admits to shooting grizzly outside Yellowstone, says he ‘mistook it for a black bear’

    Mystery Solved: Wyoming man admits to shooting grizzly outside Yellowstone, says he ‘mistook it for a black bear’

    Two weeks later, we have an answer to this puzzling and unfortunate Yellowstone mystery. Per Park County District Court officials, Patrick M. Gogerty turned himself in to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) with a phone message. Gogerty did so on the morning of May 2, 2023, a full…

  • ‘Fatality Investigation’ Begins in Yellowstone National Park, woman’s body discovered

    ‘Fatality Investigation’ Begins in Yellowstone National Park, woman’s body discovered

    The investigation began over the weekend when Yellowstone National Park rangers discovered a woman’s body within the national park. Unlike the majority of reports to come out of America’s first national park, no wildlife is involved. Instead, on the evening of Saturday, May 13, 2023, Yellowstone rangers would first respond…

  • Yellowstone ‘tourons’ corner black bear with crowds, cars in disappointing footage

    Yellowstone ‘tourons’ corner black bear with crowds, cars in disappointing footage

    Footage from last week shows swaths of “tourons” cornering a Yellowstone black bear against a hillside as they snap photos and block traffic. It is, in a word, disappointing. As a bear-obsessed naturalist, I do understand the innate pull these wonderful mammals have. Who doesn’t love bears? But bears are…

  • Yellowstone bison rams, pops visitor’s truck tire as they film

    Yellowstone bison rams, pops visitor’s truck tire as they film

    If this massive bull bison wanted to, he could flip this Yellowstone visitor’s truck. Instead, he settles for popping their tire with one hard ram. What’s a Dodge Ram compared to a bison bull? This Yellowstone National Park footage pretty much settles the debate. As Tourons of Yellowstone cites, “This…

  • Yellowstone bison herd thunder down bridge in remarkable new video

    Yellowstone bison herd thunder down bridge in remarkable new video

    Thanks to Yellowstone National Park visitor Vanessa Jishikawa, we have a first-person view (from the safety of her car) of this immense bison herd thundering past. Vanessa’s footage, shot earlier this week in the park, offers quite a lot. For starters, she does an excellent job of capturing the bison…

  • Yellowstone ‘tourons’ try to touch bison as ER nurse warns them

    Yellowstone ‘tourons’ try to touch bison as ER nurse warns them

    “Are they serious? Oh my God, I’m going to be a first responder,” ER nurse Heidi Irby laments as she films the “tourons” in Yellowstone National Park. As Irby began filming, she couldn’t believe what she was seeing. “I’m recording this,” she says as the two adult men, fully aware…

  • Yellowstone National Park to fully re-open thru May, weather permitting

    Yellowstone National Park to fully re-open thru May, weather permitting

    The Yellowstone National Park entrances and roads that are not open year-round will re-open to the public throughout May. Find everything you need to know straight from park officials below. Firstly, Yellowstone’s North Entrance (Gardiner, Montana) and Northeast Entrance (Silver Gate and Cooke City, Montana) are open year-round to all…

  • We still don’t know why this grizzly bear was shot right outside Yellowstone National Park

    We still don’t know why this grizzly bear was shot right outside Yellowstone National Park

    At present, there’s still no way to know exactly what happened. But the grizzly bear carcass has sent shockwaves through the Yellowstone community. It started with photos by local wildlife photographer Amy Gerber. After spotting the carcass along the North Fork Highway near Cody, WY, she posted photos to the…