A bison gored a man in Yellowstone National Park on Sunday after the man approached the animal, according to the National Park Service. The man, 47, who is from Cape Coral, Fla., sustained minor injuries and was treated by emergency medical staff. The incident, which is under investigation, is the fourth bison-related injury in the park since 2023.

A Yellowstone National park visitor from Florida was gored by a bison — the first such violent encounter of 2025 — just weeks into the busy summer season. Park officials repeated a frequent warning: Don’t get too close to wildlife.

Yellowstone National Park has recorded the year’s first violent encounter between a visitor and bison, just weeks into the busy summer season.