Technology Leads More Park Visitors Into Trouble

Cathy Hayes was cracking jokes as she recorded a close encounter with a buffalo on her camera in a recent visit to Yellowstone National Park.

“Watch Donald get gored,” she said as her companion hustled toward a grazing one-ton beast for a closer shot with his own camera.

Seconds later, as if on cue, the buffalo lowered its head, pawed the ground and charged, injuring, as it turns out, Ms. Hayes.

By LESLIE KAUFMAN

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/science/earth/22parks.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper