Two bull elk grazing in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, USA. Their antlers are still in velvet as they grow and develop.. (Photo by: Jon G.
Fuller / VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - With the summer tourism season kicking off, Yellowstone National Park is reminding visitors not to disturb wildlife, even if the animal looks to be distressed or in need of help.
Park rangers said over the Memorial Day weekend, visitors placed a newborn elk into their car and drove it to the local police station.
The elk later ran off, and its condition is currently unknown with an investigation underway. "Approaching wild animals can drastically affect their well-being and, in some cases, their survival," park rangers said in a news release. "When an animal is near a campsite, trail, boardwalk, parking lot, on a road, or in a developed area, leave it alone and give it space."RELATED: It's illegal to wrestle bears in Missouri, police warn after multiple sightingsThere have been a string of incidents involved visitors and wildlife at Yellowstone.