Overview
- Video from Poland’s Białowieża Forest, released Monday, shows a tourist approach a European bison then being knocked to the ground and pinned as bystanders looked on.
- The injured man suffered a deep gash to his calf and heavy bruising and was taken to hospital for treatment after the encounter.
- Nature photographer Grzegorz Ryński filmed the incident, shouted instructions for the man to stay down and used his car with the door open to help extract him from the animal’s vicinity.
- News coverage links this episode to a string of recent close encounters with large bison, including a July 10 attack at Yellowstone that left a visitor seriously hurt, and highlights seasonal and individual factors that make bulls unpredictable.
- Authorities and experts are repeating simple safety rules—keep a wide distance from bison (parks often advise about 25 yards), monitor animals rather than removing them immediately, and focus on visitor education to reduce repeat incidents.