A Hawaii man pleaded guilty to a federal charge after he interacted with a bison calf earlier this month in Yellowstone National Park, where park staff later euthanized the calf when its herd rejected it.
Clifford Walters pleaded guilty Wednesday, May 31, to one count of feeding, touching, teasing, frightening or intentionally disturbing wildlife,Walters was charged with about $1,000 in a fine and a community service payment to the Yellowstone Forever Wildlife Protection Fund, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
He pushed the struggling calf out of the river and into the roadway, the park said. Park visitors later reported seeing the baby bison approach cars and people. There was nothing to indicate Walters acted maliciously in his actions toward the calf, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Walters declined to comment to NBC News.why park rangers' decided to euthanize the calf instead of caring for it or sending it to an animal sanctuary.
The park said as many as 25% of all bison calves born this spring will die, but the deaths will support other animals.
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