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Five of the 57 injured are foreign nationals: two Britons, an Australian, an American and a German who was gored in his left arm.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

They don’t really care about “the reasons” or how others were experiencing America, whose ox the past few decades was being gored.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 15, 2026

A 47-year-old woman was gored by a bison in 2023 when she turned to walk away from it in Yellowstone National Park, officials said.

From Seattle Times Jun. 6, 2024

Last weekend, an 83-year-old woman from South Carolina was gored by a bison that was defending its space, park officials said.

From New York Times Jun. 5, 2024

We spent the morning talking and looking at examples of trees gored by shedding antlers and branches snapped by lumbering bodies.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline



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