A young bison in Yellowstone National Park in California has been euthanized after tourists attempted to help the calf by putting it in their rented car on May 9.

The calf was rejected by its mother after the park rangers attempted to return the young one to the herd. The park employees, particularly the wardens, have condemned the tourists' attempt to help the calf by transporting it into their car.

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A spokesperson for the park revealed that the tourists are now facing fines of up to $110 USD (717 RMB) and possible charges for the damages incurred. The tourists' nationalities have remained disclosed as the authorities are still conducting their investigation.

Karen Richardson, one of the park visitors, was at the ranger station when she saw the tourists trying to help the bison calf because they thought it was feeling cold. The recorded temperature during the time of the incident was between 39F to 50F.

Rob Heusevelet, another park visitor who witnessed the tourist attempting to help the newborn calf, said that the tourists simply thought that they were doing a favor by saving the calf from the biting cold.

The park rangers tried to return the calf to its herd, but the groups of bisons seem to have rejected the calf.

The park stated that any contact made by humans to the calf will cause their mothers to reject their own offspring.

The park decided to euthanize the calf since it was causing chaos by approaching park visitors and crossing public roadways. The fate of the bison calf is directly due to the tourists' misplaced concern, an official park spokesman said.

The bison is considered to be America's national mammal, and they are adapted to surviving the cold temperature.

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