Woman gets flattened trying to take a close-up picture of a female elk, which may have been guarding a baby elk. The photographer unfortunately freaked out and did not keep the cell phone pointed at the charging elk, but he catches the aftermath. The woman was very lucky that it wasn't a male with antlers, or she would have been shish-kebab. Remarkably dumb. The U.S. should probably require tourists to pass an I.Q. test before letting them into a national park. Raging elk flattens phone-wielding hiker at Yellowstone National Park
Did you visit this place personally? I might consider going if it's a well run place, the wolves are treated well, etc.
Yeah. I read that Alabama is one of four states that don't have bans or even significant regulations on exotic pets. Without knowing more and even assuming the family was not violating any criminal laws, this definitely seems like an unreasonably dangerous situation. Of course, it's not unheard of for babies and young kids to be attacked by family dogs that are not exotic.
Yes - we went about 6 years ago and was impressed. I live in Orlando so we went up and stayed in a hotel the day before. I highly recommend the private tour (there were 5 of us) as you were able to interact with the wolves. Sounds weird, but it wasn’t scary at all. Saw one wolf snag a snake out of the water and beat it senseless. I would do it again and believe the extra cost of the private tour is worth it.
The wolves stay in a 4-star canine villa retreat, with a full luxury package, including manicures and pedicures weekly and daily massages. They eat the finest cuts of meats prepared by a French chef. A symphonic band plays soothing music for the wolves, and a team of specialists leads them in daily enrichment activities. There is a lodge-style hotel on-site for visitors, with 6.0 square feet of living space for each guest, natural lighting through the open doorway, and plenty of room outside for open-air bathroom facilities. No howling after midnight. Rates are quite reasonable.
In Florida, we prefer our wildlife to have all of the amenities of a country club . . . Look: Florida panther caught napping at country club
One of the tourons in Lake Tahoe has taken to putting up posters urging children to feed the bears "because its the right thing to do". Apparently, you don't have to leave home to be a touron. This touron equates not feeding the bears with "torturing" them, which is as bad as "the mortally dangerous vaccine". Sincerely Steven is Seriously Stupid. Do NOT smoke bear droppings, people--it will mess you up. Outrage ensues after disturbing poster is discovered duct-taped along main highway: ‘Greatly increases the potential for conflict situations’
O.k., who smuggled the Kodiak (Alaska) bear cubs into Okaloosa County (NW Florida)? They are NOT souvenirs, and they are not pets. Two bears unique to Alaska found wandering Florida Panhandle. How did they get there?
A new bear-touron story: a group of a half dozen people in North Carolina decided to pull a small black bear out of a tree to take selfies with it. Fortunately for them, mama bear was apparently not nearby and did not kill any of them. Video captures people pulling black bear cubs from trees for photos
Not exactly a tourist story, but more of a criminal mischief story. An Oregon man dumped bleach into a hatchery tank and kills 18,000 salmon. He might owe the state $14 million, but he's only 20 years old so he probably doesn't have $14 million. Mind-boggling why anyone would do this, unless he's been influenced by foreign propaganda or is mentally ill. Man allegedly pours bleach into Oregon hatchery tank and kills 18,000 salmon
Back to the touron stories. This one about a drunk guy who not only walked up to a bison (after harassing a herd of bison), but decided to kick it for some reason. It didn't go well for him. https://edition.cnn.com/travel/bison-injures-man-yellowstone-arrest/index.html
I guess I am a bad person because I wish the mama bear had showed up and showed the tourist why you leave the cubs alone.
A new low for idiot tourists: body slamming a killer whale. This New Zealand touron is lucky the huge animal did not get angry and remove one or more of his limbs. He dove off of a boat onto the back of a killer whale that was swimming close to the boat, and lived to tell the tale. It was caught on video, which led to charges and a fine. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/24/travel/video/man-body-slams-orca-digvid
An interesting article on the behaviors of killer whales, including why they ram boats (it's entertaining for them), and why they are prone to strange fads (like wearing a dead salmon on their heads). Killer whales keep ramming and sinking boats. Scientists now may know why, report says.
