This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. A year of the world's Best Beaches There's a perfect beach for every week of the year. This year, volunteers tracking wildlife in Washington state counted just one monarch butterfly. Adults will form a wall with their calves behind them. Each year several Indian tribes come to Gardiner, MT to hunt bison when they step out of Yellowstone National Park. Wild footage shows the moment a grizzly bear and a young bison fight to the death next to a parking lot at Yellowstone National Park. “The Park Service got on that really quickly,” Landis said, firing a cracker shell at the bear to move it away from the populated area. “That bison was bigger than the bear,” he said. “Viewer Discretion Advised,” the video warns in white letters on a black screen. “For the people in their cars in the parking lot it was quite the show,” said Gunther, the bear biologist. A tourist at Yellowstone National Park thought it would be a good idea to taunt a bison. The video has the unassuming title of “Our Family Trip to Yellowstone, Bear vs. Bison,” and is dated May 31. Daus can be heard on the video telling his family to stay close and be ready to go back to the car as the attack continues nearby. There used to be 1 to 2 million monarchs west of the Rocky Mountains. Bison makes comeback at Yellowstone National Park - YouTube To be safe around bison, stay at least 25 yards away, move away if they approach, and run away or find cover if they charge.” The park staff reminded visitors that the wildlife in Yellowstone are wild and when an animal is near a campsite, trail, boardwalk, parking lot … “SPOILER ALERT: one winner one looser (sic) and Some animals WERE harmed FATALLY!”. And on July 22, a bull bison tossed a 9-year-old girl in the air when it charged a group of tourists at Yellowstone National Park. The Yellowstone area is the only place in the United States where wild bison have been present since before the first Euro-Americans arrived. Such ferocious struggles may occur daily in the wild, but to see it so close, and to realize it will end in the bison’s death, can be disturbing to anyone not used to such animal drama. Landis laughed at Daus’ luck in recording the unusual video. During the mating season or "rut," bellowing becomes more prevalent, creating a signature sound of midsummer in Yellowstone. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. The animals, which can weigh up to 2,000 pounds, are unpredictable and surprisingly quick, capable of running in bursts up to 30 mph. Bison lying on its side with feet perpendicular to its body. “I think everyone was excited,” he said of his family. Daus said several people have told his children how unique the scenario they witnessed was, a once-in-a-lifetime experience. “Most of the time if the prey species stands its ground the bear will back away,” Gunther said. The video has more than 2 million views on YouTube. “To have it happen close by and relatively safe for the circumstances we were in, that’s a treat,” Daus said. Yellowstone Net Youtube Favs; Youtube by Subject. Bison! “We had a collared bear that would occasionally kill adult bison,” he said. “So some bears get somewhat proficient at it.”. Veteran Gardiner-based wildlife filmmaker Bob Landis said such drama plays out in Yellowstone National Park all the time, it’s just unusual for people to witness. The video closes with Daus’ note that the incident played out over the course of 17 minutes but was edited down to five minutes. A Wyoming man’s video of a grizzly bear attacking and killing a bison near a Yellowstone National Park parking lot has gone viral. The protection and recovery of bison in Yellowstone is one of the great triumphs of American conservation. Bear takes down bison in Yellowstone National Park - YouTube The dump is not fenced, allowing scavengers to eat the dead animal. Daus used his cell phone. When the video picks up at about 1:29, the grizzly is standing behind the bison biting down on its spine just above its hindquarters. The path starts at a parking lot on the east side of the Firehole River in the Midway Geyser Basin, only minutes north of Old Faithful. Roadkill in the park is similarly moved to such sites to keep predator food sources away from tourists. 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