The Oneida Daily Dispatch (Oneida, NY)

Don’t try to pet the bison say officials

- By Mead Gruver

9-year-old Florida girl several feet into the air after tourists came within 5 to 10 feet of the animal.

The girl was treated at a nearby clinic and released. Park rangers investigat­ed but decided not to cite anybody for that incident, Warthin said.

About 50 people had gotten close to that bison and no ranger was nearby, Warthin said.

Bison in Yellowston­e injured at least two people in 2018, one in 2017 and five in 2015. Last year’s incidents involving bison included a woman gored in the hip andamanwho admitted to trying to shoo one off a road.

Park officials urge people to keep away from all large animals, even those that wander into parking lots or near trails. A safe distance, they say, is 25 use flying cars to connect yards from bison, elk, bigits various islands. horn sheep, deer, moose Similar projects are and coyotes and at least ABIKO, JAPAN >> Japanese popping up around world, 100 yards from bears and electronic­s maker NEC such as Uber Air of the wolves.S.Corp.onMondaysh­owedaU. “flying car,” a large droneflyin­g car by Japanese like machine with four startup Cartivator crashed propellers that hovered quickly in a 2017 demonstead­ily for about aminute. stration. Cartivator Chief

The test flight reaching Executive Tomohiro Fu10 feet high was held in a kuzawa, who was at Mongiganti­c cage, as a safety day’s demonstrat­ion, said precaution, at an NEC fatheir machines were also cility in a Tokyo suburb. flying longer lately. The preparatio­ns such as NEC is among the more the repeated checks on the than 80 sponsor compamachi­ne and warnings to nies for Cartivator’s flyreporte­rs to wear helmets ing car, which also include took up more time than Toyota Motor Corp. group the two brief demonstrac­ompanies andvideo game tions. company Bandai Namco

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ARIES (March 21-April 19):

Jump at a chance to make a lifestyle change. Spend more time with the people you love and those who have always looked out for your best interests. Romance is on the rise.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20):

Watch what others do and make choices that will help keep the peace without giving up on your needs. A decision someone makes will change the way you view him or her.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):

Put personal relationsh­ips first. If someone tries to meddle in your affairs, be blunt and put an end to whatever is causing the disruption. Romance the one you love.

CANCER (June 21-July 22):

Be careful how you handle your money. If someone is looking for a handout, think twice and consider offering suggestion­s, not your hard-earned cash. Be smart and avoid being emotionall­y manipulate­d.

 ?? MATTHEWBRO­WN ?? Bison graze along a state highway near West Yellowston­e, Montana.
MATTHEWBRO­WN Bison graze along a state highway near West Yellowston­e, Montana.

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