Baby bison euthanized after tourists put it in their car

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Baby bison euthanized after tourists put it in their car
by CNN and News Staff
Posted May 17, 2016 5:17 am EDT
A baby bison had to be euthanized after a pair of tourists put the calf in their car because it seemed cold.
The United States National Park Service issued a warning not to touch wildlife after the incident at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming last week.
Two park visitors, a father and son, spotted the newborn bison and put him in the trunk of their SUV.
The pair thought the animal was cold and lost, and wanted to reunite him with his herd.
It didn’t go as planned.
“In terms of human safety, this was a dangerous activity because adult animals are very protective of their young and will act aggressively to defend them,” read a message on the Yellowstone Facebook page.
“In addition, interference by people can cause mothers to reject their offspring.”
That’s what happened Monday and the calf had to be put down.
“The bison calf was later euthanized because it was abandoned and causing a dangerous situation by continually approaching people and cars along the roadway,” the park said.
A baby bison had to be euthanized after a pair of tourists put the calf in their car because it seemed cold. Image credit: Karen Richardson via CNN.

Baby bison euthanized after tourists put it in their car

 

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I'm pretty sure a petting zoo would have taken him in until he was big enough to live in a herd on a farm.

Anybody follow him to the grave or is the park staff chowing down on bison veal?

Should that happen it might help to rub the baby down with something from the ground they were found on, grass or dust or mud might mask the human smell enough that the mother will accept him back.

 

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Did they not euthanize the tourists right afterwards?

 

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Bison euthanized after tourists take it away from its herd
The Associated Press
First posted: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 12:16 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 08:05 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. -- Federal officials have cited a Canadian man who told rangers at Yellowstone National Park that he loaded a bison calf into his SUV because he thought it was cold.
The bison calf could not be reunited with its herd and had to be euthanized, park officials said Monday as they reasserted the importance of avoiding wildlife.
The incident last week and several other recent cases led to fresh warnings that park rules require visitors to stay at least 25 yards from all wildlife and 100 yards from bears and wolves.
Visitors brought the newborn calf to a park facility, which officials called a dangerous move because adult bison are protective and will attack to defend their young. Rangers took the animal back to where it was picked up, but they could not get it back with the herd after several tries.
"The bison calf was later euthanized because it was abandoned and causing a dangerous situation by continually approaching people and cars along the roadway," the park said in a statement.
A criminal complaint filed in federal court states that Shamash Kassam of Quebec told rangers he put the bison calf in his SUV on May 9. The visitors were cited for touching park wildlife and fined $110, Yellowstone spokeswoman Charissa Reid said.
Kassam is set to appear June 2 at the Yellowstone Justice Center.
The citation states Kassam told a ranger that he understood what he did was wrong and wouldn't disturb wildlife again.
An attempt to reach Kassam for comment Tuesday wasn't immediately successful.
In another recent high-profile case, a woman was seen on video trying to pet an adult bison as it rested on the boardwalk around Old Faithful. In another, tourists posed for photos dangerously close to bison that had caused a traffic jam on a road.
Five visitors were seriously injured last year after getting too close to the massive animals.
Approaching wildlife also can affect their well-being and survival, possibly causing mothers to reject their offspring, park officials said.
Such reminders are included on Yellowstone's website, in information handed to visitors as they come in and on signs throughout the park, Reid said.
"This year we've added translations of the safety signage and provide park newspaper translations in a number of different languages," she said in a statement.
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Que. man ordered to 'not pick up any more bison,' donate to Yellowstone
Colin Perkel, THE CANADIAN PRESS
First posted: Thursday, June 02, 2016 05:29 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, June 02, 2016 05:46 PM EDT
A Canadian man who made international headlines for putting a shivering bison calf into his SUV at Yellowstone National Park was ordered on Thursday to refrain from picking up any other bison as part of his probation.
As part of a guilty plea to a wildlife disturbance citation, Shamash Kassam was also fined a total of $235 and ordered to donate $500 to the park's wildlife protection fund.
Documents from Wyoming district court show Kassam, of Brossard, Que., appeared via telephone for a hearing at which he pleaded guilty to the offence, after which the calf had to be put down.
Special conditions under his six months probation include that he "shall not pick up any more bison" and must pay the fines and make the donation by Oct. 31, 2016.
"The court has determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest or penalties," the documents show.
On May 9, a patrolling officer, responding to a tip, found Kassam and his son near an area known as Buffalo Ranch.
Kassam told him they had spotted a "wet and shivering" baby bison in the middle of the road near a river. They waited for 20 minutes to see if any other bison would come back for the young animal, the officer said they told him.
"After 20 minutes they still could not see any bison anywhere in the vicinity, the bison calf would not leave their vehicle, appearing to be seeking warmth from the engine," the officer said in his criminal citation.
"Kassam stated he decided to pick up the bison calf or it would have been road kill, and drive to the Buffalo Ranch and call law enforcement."
The officer said the calf was in the trunk of the Toyota Sequoia.
He said he explained how the mother might not be able to find the youngster and Kassam apologized and said he had no intention to cause any harm.
Wildlife officers tried to release the calf back to a nearby herd but the reunification effort failed and the animal had to be euthanized because, according to the park, it was "causing a dangerous situation by continually approaching people and cars along the roadway."
Park regulations require visitors stay at least 23 metres from all wildlife -- including bison, elk and deer -- and at least 91 metres from bears and wolves.
Que. man ordered to 'not pick up any more bison,' donate to Yellowstone | World