A man learned a painful lesson about wildlife safety after being knocked down by a bull elk that charged a group of people who had come too close to comfort. The incident was captured on camera by another park visitor, Boyce Schall, who recognized signs that the animal was agitated,
The incident took place during the elk mating season, known as the rut, which takes place in the fall, but began circulating again this week thanks to Instagram account TouronsOfYellowstone. The account serves to highlight examples of careless behavior at US National Parks and other sites of natural beauty, including visitors chasing bears and trying to pet bison.
