Yellowstone National Park officials are unambiguous about how people should interact with the wildlife that roam the park.
Do not do it. Period.
That didn’t deter a Canadian visitor and his son from interfering with Mother Nature when they grabbed a newborn bison and put it into their SUV, thinking they were saving its life.
Well, they didn’t.
Shamash Kassam and his son, Shakeel, would learn in quick order just why the park insists that human beings keep their hands off these beasts.
The park took the critter and then tried to re-integrate it with its herd. The mama bison rejected her baby, which then sought to approach other human beings, putting itself into imminent danger.
It was then that park rangers had to euthanize the little critter.
My hope is that rangers gave Papa and Son Kassam a serious tongue-lashing for interfering with Mother Nature’s way.
Shamash Kassam said he and his son thought the animal was shivering. They didn’t want it exposed to the elements.
How can the National Park Service make it any clearer?
Human beings should not ever interact with wildlife, which are called “wildlife” for a reason.