A visitor to Yellowstone National Park has pleaded guilty to a federal charge and was fined after he helped a bison calf, which was later euthanized after its herd rejected it, officials say.
Clifford Walters, of Hawaii, pleaded guilty to one count of feeding, touching, teasing, frightening or intentionally disturbing wildlife, the U.S. attorney's office for Wyoming said.
But the herd rejected the calf, which can happen when humans interfere with wildlife, according to the park. The park also said that it is there to preserve natural processes and that it is not a zoo. It said that as many of 25% of bison calves born this spring will die but that they will benefit other animals by feeding them.
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