A 72-year-old California woman has been gored multiple times by a bison at Yellowstone National Park.

The incident took place after the woman approached the animal multiple times in a bid to take a picture with it at the Bridge Bay Campground in Wyoming.

According to experts, the animal acted violently because it felt threatened by the woman.

Yellowstone's Senior Bison Biologist Chris Geremia said in a statement to ABC News on Tuesday: "The series of events that led to the goring suggest the bison was threatened by being repeatedly approached to within 10 feet."

"Bison are wild animals that respond to threats by displaying aggressive behaviors like pawing the ground, snorting, bobbing their head, bellowing, and raising their tail. If that doesn't make the threat (in this instance it was a person) move away, a threatened bison may charge."

Geremia advises staying a minimum of 25 yards away from bison to stay safe.

Park rangers rushed to help the woman who had been gored with first aid kit before the emergency services arrived and airlifted her to the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, where she was treated for multiple stab wounds.

According to ABC News, the woman's current condition remains unknown and the incident remains under investigation.

"Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park are wild," Yellowstone authorities said in a statement cited by the Sun.

"When an animal is near a campsite, trail, boardwalk, parking lot, or in a developed area, give It space. Stay more than 25 yards (23m) away from all large animals - bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose, and coyotes and at least 100 yards (91m) away from bears and wolves. If need be, turn around and go the other way to avoid interacting with a wild animal in close proximity."

A 72-year-old California woman has been gored multiple times by a bison at Yellowstone National Park.

The incident took place after the woman approached the animal multiple times in a bid to take a picture with it at the Bridge Bay Campground in Wyoming.

According to experts, the animal acted violently because it felt threatened by the woman.

Yellowstone's Senior Bison Biologist Chris Geremia said in a statement to ABC News on Tuesday: "The series of events that led to the goring suggest the bison was threatened by being repeatedly approached to within 10 feet."

"Bison are wild animals that respond to threats by displaying aggressive behaviors like pawing the ground, snorting, bobbing their head, bellowing, and raising their tail. If that doesn't make the threat (in this instance it was a person) move away, a threatened bison may charge."

Geremia advises staying a minimum of 25 yards away from bison to stay safe.

Park rangers rushed to help the woman who had been gored with first aid kit before the emergency services arrived and airlifted her to the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, where she was treated for multiple stab wounds.

According to ABC News, the woman's current condition remains unknown and the incident remains under investigation.

"Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park are wild," Yellowstone authorities said in a statement cited by the Sun.

"When an animal is near a campsite, trail, boardwalk, parking lot, or in a developed area, give It space. Stay more than 25 yards (23m) away from all large animals - bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose, and coyotes and at least 100 yards (91m) away from bears and wolves. If need be, turn around and go the other way to avoid interacting with a wild animal in close proximity."