A Michigan bear had a plastic lid stuck around its neck for two years, but now it had finally been freed of that burden.

It is not exactly known where or how the bear got its head stuck in the plastic lid's 5-inch hole, officials said, adding the blue lid is similar to that of the "55-gallon drums used by hunters to ...

MONTMORENCY COUNTY, MI -- State wildlife biologists have freed a black bear that had a plastic lid stuck around its neck.

A black bear had to undergo a procedure after roaming around Michigan for two years with a plastic lid stuck around its neck.

In a case that highlights the importance of Michigan’s bear-baiting regulations, state wildlife biologists in Montmorency ...

Wildlife biologists first became aware of the bear with a lid around its neck in 2023. They’d been searching ever since.

A Michigan bear was freed from a plastic lid stuck on its neck for two years by state wildlife biologists after being spotted ...

A Michigan bear is freed from a two-year ordeal with a plastic lid. Discover how DNR's rescue underscores the need for ...

“It isn’t known exactly where or how the male bear got its head stuck in a 5-inch hole in the lid,” the DNR stated. “The blue plastic lid is similar to those that fit 55-gallon drums used ...

The blue plastic lid is similar to those that fit 55-gallon drums used by hunters to bait bear or to store materials that can attract bears, such as chicken feed, according to the press release.

After evading authorities on a two-year-long manhunt, an elusive black bear has finally been caught in northern Michigan.