Visitors obsessed with Snapchat and Instagram just might have ruined it for everyone at a Park in Colorado. Officials say the phenomenon of the bear-selfie is dangerous for visitors and problematic for the wildlife who all too often find themselves the secondary subjects of selfies.

A park has shuttered its doors because people are taking selfies too close to the bears. 

Waterton Canyon in Denver, Colorado is currently closed to visitors and doesn't plan on reopening until bear activity subsides. 


Brandon Ransom, the recreation manager for the public works agency that oversees the park, explained things in a