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Yellowstone National Park is facing heat after a newborn bison calf was put down following a physical interaction with a park visitor.

The man who encountered the baby bison in Yellowstone National Park could face up to three months in prison and a $5,000 fine.

Rangers later had to kill the bison calf, which was causing a hazardous situation for visitors.

Law enforcement in Yellowstone National Park is asking the public’s help for information on an incident from Saturday evening involving a man and a newborn bison calf that led to the calf’s death.

Yellowstone National Park rangers are seeking a man who tried to help a bison calf that became separated from its mother while crossing the Lamar River, an incident that led rangers to put down the calf because it was abandoned by the herd.

A newborn bison calf at Yellowstone National Park was euthanized after a man moved it from a riverbank to a roadway last week, park officials said.

Law enforcement at the park have opened an investigation into the incident.

Yellowstone says the bison calf was rejected by its herd after it was "disturbed" by a park guest.

A visitor to Yellowstone National Park was photographed grabbing a newborn baby bison in an attempt to rescue it from a river, which ultimately resulted in park rangers having to euthanize the animal.

Yellowstone says the bison calf was rejected by its herd after it was "disturbed" by a park guest.