YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyoming – If you’ve been on certain social media pages lately, you may have seen posts or videos claiming that Yellowstone National Park‘s bison population is leaving the park is large herds. While these claims may come with fairly convincing videos or photos, the National Park Service wants to make it very clear that these claims are unequivocally false.
Bison do congregate in herds and migrate between different areas throughout the park, they have not been exiting the park or relocating in any number. In fact there’s been a minimal number of bison-human interactions this year, meaning there’s been little need for wildlife relocation.
In response to the wild rumor, the National Park Service is reminding the public to avoid believing everything they see on social media. If you remember just a few months ago, separate rumors of bears leaving Yellowstone in large numbers spread. Those, like the bison rumors, were 100% made up.
Yellowstone is a great place to witness bison in person, but make sure you take those photos with your zoom lens on give them plenty of room. Bison have injured more people in the park than any other animal and they can be fast and quite unpredictable. The national park requires that visitors give these massive animals at least 25 yards, or 75 feet, of space at all times.
