Video of the encounter was widely shared on social media.
A judge has sentenced an Illinois woman to four days in jail for with two cubs came dangerously close and bluff-charged her in Yellowstone National Park. Samantha R. Dehring,25, of Carol Stream, Illinois, pleaded guilty Wednesday to willfully remaining, approaching and photographing wildlife within 100 yards (91 meters). In addition to sentencing Dehring to jail, U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark L. Carman in Mammoth Hot Springs banned her from Yellowstone for a year and ordered her to pay a $1,000 fine and $1,000 to a wildlife protection fund. Dehring’s attorney, Ethan Morris, didn’t immediately return a phone message Thursday seeking comment.
