A New Jersey man visiting Yellowstone National Park was gored by a bison in the second such incident to occur in 2025.
The 30-year-old visitor from Randolph, N.J., was attacked and "sustained minor injuries" on Tuesday, June 10, around 9:45 a.m. local time, according to a press release from the National Park Service (NPS).
Per the release, the incident took place in the Upper Geyser Basin at Old Faithful, which is part of Mammoth Hot Springs in Wyoming, when the bison was approached by "a large group of visitors." No other injuries were reported.
After the incident, the man was treated by emergency personnel. An investigation is now underway.
NPS noted that this marked the second time that a visitor was gored by a bison at Yellowstone National Park so far in 2025. A visitor from Florida was gored in the Lake Village area of the park on May 7.
Two visitors were attacked by bison in 2024, and another goring occurred in 2023.
"Wild animals can be aggressive if people don’t respect their space," NPS warned in the press release, which also noted that bison "have injured more people in Yellowstone than any other animal."
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Visitors to the park must maintain 25 yards of distance from large animals such as elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose and coyotes. They cannot come within 100 yards of bears, wolves and cougars.
"Bison will defend their space when threatened," the NPS noted, adding that, "They are unpredictable and can run three times faster than humans."
In their safety tips for visitors, NPS said that people should "turn around and go the other way to avoid interacting with a wild animal in close proximity."
A bison is likely to feel threatened if approached, which can lead to them "bluff charging, head bobbing, pawing, bellowing, or snorting." All of these behaviors are signs that a charge is imminent.
If a bison charges, the NPS said that visitors should "immediately walk or run away from the animal" and can use bear spray to dissuade the bison from continuing to follow them.
No serious injuries were reported in either of the incidents that occurred in 2025. However, an 83-year-old woman from South Carolina "sustained serious injuries" when she was lifted a foot off the ground in a 2024 incident.
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Aside from the risk of being attacked, visitors also pose a serious risk to animals in the park. In 2023, a bison calf was euthanized in 2023 after a man saved it from the Lamar River. This caused the calf's herd to reject it, forcing officials to put them down.
"Approaching wild animals can drastically affect their well-being and, in this case, their survival," NPS said in a release at the time.
Officials added, "The safety of these animals, as well as human safety, depends on everyone using good judgment and following these simple rules."