RIP HARAMBE :(

[HairOfTheDog]

I think you're referring to the baby bison at Yellowstone. Why in the world anyone would think a wild critter was cold is beyond me. His mama and the rest of the herd wouldn't accept him back after that. :(

I just read about that incident for the first time this morning. It sounds to me like the men who picked up the bison thought they were helping by taking it to a ranger's station, and that the calf was abandoned by its mother and herd before they got involved, if their story is true.

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At the time, Yellowstone rangers said: 'In this case, park rangers tried repeatedly to reunite the newborn bison calf with the herd. These efforts failed.

'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 rangers added that they do not have the facilities to care for a calf that cannot forage on its own, and could not ship it elsewhere because they also lack the equipment to put the baby through a month of mandatory quarantine.

'Nor is it the mission of the National Park Service to rescue animals: our goal is to maintain the ecological processes of Yellowstone,' they said. 'Even though humans were involved in this case, it is not uncommon for bison, especially young mothers, to lose or abandon their calves.'

The statement added that abandoned calves 'typically die of starvation or predation'.

Asked what he would do differently next time, Shamash (one of the men who picked up the bison) said he would leave the animal alone, adding: 'It’s the way they are in Yellowstone Park. They don’t want to interfere with nature.'

Yellowstone is the only place in the United States where bison have lived continuously since prehistoric times.

The park is home to 4,900 of the animals, which it says injure more people than any of its other animals.

The park berated visitors for taking selfies and recording video near the bison, flouting regulations demanding people stay at least 25 yards away.

'Bison can run three times faster than humans can sprint and are unpredictable and dangerous,' they explained.

'Visitors must give the animals enough space and alter their own behavior to avoid interacting with an animal in close proximity.

'Do not approach wildlife, no matter how tame or calm they appear.
'Always obey instructions from park staff on scene.'

Five visitors were seriously injured last year after approaching bison too closely, the park said.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...z4AXmhu8UQ