YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — A man was gored by a bison on Tuesday when a large group of park visitors approached the animal too closely in Yellowstone National Park, authorities reported.
The incident involved a 30-year-old man from Randolph, New Jersey, who sustained minor injuries from the goring. It occurred around 9:45 a.m. in the Old Faithful area, as stated by park officials.
The park has not disclosed the man’s name or current condition, noting that the incident is still under investigation, and additional details are not available at this time.
He was the second person gored by a bison already this spring in Yellowstone.
A 47-year-old Cape Coral, Florida, man had minor injuries after being gored in the Lake Village area May 7.
Bison gored at least two people in Yellowstone last year including an 83-year-old South Carolina woman who was seriously injured.
A bison gored an Arizona woman in the park in 2023.
Yellowstone bison injured two people in 2022.
Bison have injured more people in Yellowstone than any other wild animal.
They can run up to 35 mph (56 kph), faster than the men’s world record in the 100-meter dash.
Standing up to 6 feet (2 meters) tall and weighing up to 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms), they are North America’s biggest land animal.
Park regulations require visitors to keep at least 25 yards (22.86 meters) away from bison and other large herbivores and 100 yards (91 meters) away from wolves and bears.
