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Yellowstone National Park rangers euthanized a newborn bison calf after a visitor touched the animal, trying to help it catch up with its herd, the National Park Service said on Tuesday.

The herd had been crossing the Lamar River on Saturday evening when the calf got separated from its mother on the river bank, according to a press release from the agency. A man observing the scene approached the animal with apparent rescue intentions.

“As the calf struggled, the man pushed the calf up from the river and onto the roadway,” NPS said. “Visitors later observed the calf walk up to and follow cars and people.”

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