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Rangers in Yellowstone National Park say they were forced to euthanize a bison calf after it was handled by a man who thought he was rescuing it from drowning.
Park staff said they tried to reintroduce the animal to its herd but due to human contact the bison was rejected and abandoned, forcing them to kill it.
Now the park officials are trying to identify the man, who was pictured moving the calf up from the river bank and to the road, as part of an 'investigation'.
The incident happened on May 20 when the calf's herd was in the process of crossing the Lamar River in Wyoming, in the northeast section of the park.
After the calf was split from its mother, the man went down to the water and helped it up from the bank, where it started walking up to people and cars.
A man was pictured moving a bison calf up from the bank of the Lamar River on May 20. It was later put down after its herd rejected it. Yellowstone National Park staff are now trying to identify the man
The calf's herd was in the process of crossing the Lamar River (pictured) in Wyoming, in the northeast section of Yellowstone National Park
It is not clear how soon after that interaction the animal had to be put down.
'An unidentified white male in his 40-50's, wearing a blue shirt and black pants, approached a newborn bison calf,' wrote park staff in the statement on Tuesday.
'The calf had been separated from its mother when the herd crossed the Lamar
