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Florida man gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park • Idaho Capital Sun [1]

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Date: 2025-05

Yellowstone National Park officials are urging visitors to give wildlife more space after a Florida man approached a bison too closely over the weekend and was gored.

On Sunday, a 47-year-old Cape Coral, Florida, man sustained minor injuries that required treatment from emergency medical personnel.

Yellowstone National Park officials issued a press release Wednesday saying the man was gored after he got too close to a bison in the Lake Village area of Yellowstone National Park.

Park officials did not release the man’s name, and said the situation remains under investigation as of Wednesday.

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

Under Yellowstone National Park rules, visitors are required to stay more than 25 yards away from all large animals, including bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose and coyotes. For bears and wolves specifically, people must stay at least 100 yards away, park officials wrote.

“Wildlife in Yellowstone are wild and can be dangerous,” Yellowstone officials wrote. “Wild animals can be aggressive if people don’t respect their space.”

Sunday’s goring was the first bison-related injury of 2025, Yellowstone officials wrote.

Yellowstone National Park officials have published a series of online safety tips related to safely viewing wildlife from a distance in the park.

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