A father and son have come under criticism and received a amercement after   commit a baby bison in their auto while on a field slip to Lamar Buffalo Ranch in Yellowstone park .   After check the sura alone , they became disquieted it was   cold and lost . But instead of bringing   it to the tending of the park ’s rangers , they managed to bundle it into the back of their SUV .

Karen Richardson found the man with the " kidnapped "   calf and uploaded a photograph to Facebook , with the caption “ pricey holidaymaker : the bison calfskin is not cold and it is not lost . Put it back ! ”

She toldEastIdahoNews.com : " They were demanding to speak with a ranger . They were gravely apprehensive that the calfskin was freezing and dying . "

Although perhaps an ingenuous mistake , law enforcement rangers gave the world a ticket for his ill-conceived efforts . According to theNational Park Service web site , they justifiedly advise all visitors to head off the wildlife and stay at least 25 yards ( 22 meters )   out from turgid animals such as bison . They go on to say that these unpredictable and brawny animals have been responsible for for many injuries and even death in recent eld .

fortuitously for the little bison , forest fire fighter direct it back to where it was discovered and released it .

UPDATE : Sadly thebaby bison has died , after repeated attempts by the ballpark to reunify it with its female parent . The mother , and herd , rejected the child , credibly due to it being handle by human beings , accord to the green . It became a hazard as it continued to border on people and vehicles and had to be euthanized .

In light of this , the National Park Service issued a statement : " Approaching untamed animals can drastically bear upon their well - being and , in this case , their survival . common regulations require that you stay at least 25 yard ( 23 m ) away from all wildlife ( include bison , elk , and cervid ) and at least 100 yards ( 91 m ) away from bear and wolves . disregard these regularization can result in mulct , injury , and even death . The rubber of these animate being , as well as human safety , depends on everyone using right judgement and comply these simple regulation . "