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Last summer, the authorities arrested a man who was captured on video goading and lunging at a bison on a paved road in Yellowstone. In a separate encounter that year, a woman was gored by a bison after a crowd got too close. In 2015, a woman was injured while trying to take a selfie with a bison.

In 2016, it was the bison that suffered. A calf had to be euthanized after visitors picked the animal up and put it in an S.U.V. because they thought it was cold. The calf could be seen standing in the back seat of the vehicle, an odd contrast captured in a widely shared photo.

The calf was then rejected by its herd, officials said, and had to be put down because it was “causing a dangerous situation by continually approaching people and cars along the roadway,” the National Park Service said.

The tourists were later cited for transporting the calf, officials said.

Park officials said they were investigating the encounter between the bison and the 9-year-old girl and had not issued any citations. The National Park Service did not immediately respond to questions about the encounter or the video.

Yellowstone encourages visitors to take the Yellowstone Pledge, a promise to respect the park and the animals that live there.

“Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park are wild,” the National Park Service warned again this week. “When an animal is near a trail, boardwalk, parking lot, or in a developed area, give it space.”

Officials urged visitors to stay 25 yards away from large animals like bison, and at least 100 yards from bears and wolves. “If need be, turn around and go the other way to avoid interacting with a wild animal,” the National Park Service said.