'He could have been killed'

Respect goes a long way, especially when it comes to safety. For many who enjoy visiting the major national parks in the United States, here’s what to do safety tips benefits both tourists and wildlife.

Unfortunately, not all national park visitors take the suggestions to heart, putting themselves at risk. One Yellowstone tourist faced immediate legal consequences after harassment wild bison.

A clamp originally posted by TikToker Heather Hyer Hailes (@heatherhyerhailes) and posted to the subreddit r/tourons as “Idaho Falls Man vs Yellowstone Bison” highlights the confrontation with the national park’s wildlife and its impact, as it took place on a main road traveled by many other tourists.

The perpetrator was captured on video dodging an aggressive bison across the road, eventually falling over until the endangered wildlife ran away. An infographic at the end of the video post reads“Don’t pet the fluffy cows. Think about safety. Act safely.”

Yellowstone is unfortunately not the only park area that has encountered daring tourists. In AlaskaFor example, tourists were caught getting out of their cars along the Klondike Highway to get up close and personal with a brown bear grazing along the side.

At the Canyonlands National Park in Utah, a tourist was caught posing for photos atop a protected arch, despite signs warning park visitors to stay outside the designated area.

National parks do a lot for the citizen, especially when it comes to nature biodiversity and nature conservation. According to the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard, the average annual sequestration of harmful air pollution from National Park Service lands totals approx 17.5 million tons – a significant effect on air quality for neighboring communities.

As these protected areas in the US see more than 330 million visitors per yearit is essential practice safe game viewing to maintain respect and habitat conservation.

In a study carried out from the Yale School of the Environment has found that the world’s wildlife populations have declined by almost 70% over the past fifty years. When it comes to biodiversity and adaptation to a warming planetwild animals can be an important link.

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By means of inform ourselves of the role that each of us plays, including nature, in solving rising temperatures, we can maintain respect and prevent incidents that endanger both.

‘He could have been dead’ wrote one Redditor was shocked by the incident.

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