A man beating his chest and taunting a bison in Yellowstone National Park has been branded reckless and dangerous after footage emerged of the terrifying incident.
The man was filmed beating his own chest and taunting the huge animal which was blocking the road to traffic. Lindsey Jones, who was in the with her family, started recording the incident from the safety of her vehicle as the man started approaching the bison. The animal sensing danger turned and charged at the man, who was wearing a pair of blue shorts, t-shirt and baseball cap. He darted out to the way as Lindsey can be heard saying: "Oh God, I can't watch anymore."She posted the clip to Facebook, where it has been widely shared and many have contacted the park's wardens to alert them to what took place. Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk said: "The individual's behaviour in this video is reckless, dangerous, and illegal.
The man was filmed beating his own chest and taunting the huge animal which was blocking the road to traffic. Lindsey Jones, who was in the with her family, started recording the incident from the safety of her vehicle as the man started approaching the bison. The animal sensing danger turned and charged at the man, who was wearing a pair of blue shorts, t-shirt and baseball cap. He darted out to the way as Lindsey can be heard saying: "Oh God, I can't watch anymore."She posted the clip to Facebook, where it has been widely shared and many have contacted the park's wardens to alert them to what took place. Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk said: "The individual's behaviour in this video is reckless, dangerous, and illegal.
"We need people to be stewards of Yellowstone, and one way to do that is to keep your distance from wildlife."Park regulations require people to stay at least 25 yards from animals like bison and elk, and 100 yards from bears and wolves. These distances safeguard both visitors and the remarkable experience of sharing a landscape with thousands of freely-roaming animals."People who ignore these rules are risking their lives and threatening the park experience for everyone else."He added people concerned with others behaviour in the park should tell a ranger or call the emergency services.
Lindsey Jones, who was in the with her family, started recording the incident from the safety of her vehicle as the man started approaching the bison. The animal sensing danger turned and charged at the man, who was wearing a pair of blue shorts, t-shirt and baseballcapHedarted out to the way as Lindsey can be heard saying: "Oh God, I can't watch anymore. She posted the clip to Facebook, where it has been widely shared and many have contacted the park's wardens to alert them to what took place. Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk said: "The individual's behaviour in this video is reckless, dangerous, and illegal.""People who ignore these rules are risking their lives and threatening the park experience for everyone else."He added people concerned with others behaviour in the park should tell a ranger or call the emergency services. Raymond Reinke, 55, of Pendleton, Oregon, was taken into custody late on Thursday by rangers at Glacier National Park in Montana, where Reinke had travelled after being cited on Tuesday evening by Yellowstone rangers for the bison incident that took place earlier that day.
Just days earlier, Reinke was arrested at Grand Teton National Park in what rangers said was a drunk and disorderly conduct incident. He was jailed overnight on July 28 and released on a bond that was subsequently revoked, prompting authorities to issue an arrest warrant on Thursday, according to Yellowstone. Yellowstone rules dictate visitors give animals a wide berth, requiring them to stay at least 25 yards (meters) from bison and elk and 100 yards from predators such as wolves and bears.
Lindsey Jones, who was in the with her family, started recording the incident from the safety of her vehicle as the man started approaching the bison. The animal sensing danger turned and charged at the man, who was wearing a pair of blue shorts, t-shirt and baseball cap. He darted out to the way as Lindsey can be heard saying: "Oh God, I can't watch anymore. She posted the clip to Facebook, where it has been widely shared and many have contacted the park's wardens to alert them to what took place.