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Bear freed after two years with lid stuck on head | thv11. com Biologists remove plastic lid stuck on young bear's head for 2 years Biologists freed a young black bear by safely removing a plastic lid stuck on its head for two years Credit: Michigan DNR
DNR biologists remove lid stuck on bear’s neck for 2 years It isn’t known exactly where or how the male bear got its head stuck in a 5-inch hole in the lid The blue plastic lid is similar to those that fit 55-gallon drums used by hunters to bait bear
Michigan rescues black bear whose head was stuck in plastic . . . A young black bear in Montmorency County was freed by wildlife biologists on June 2 after living for two years with a plastic lid stuck around its neck The lid likely came from a bait container that didn’t meet the requirements permitted in Michigan
DNR biologists remove lid stuck on bears neck for 2 years Biologists at the DNR’s Atlanta field office became aware of the bear in 2023 after seeing trail camera photos of the then-cub with its head stuck in the lid The bear would prove elusive over the next two years, occasionally appearing on other trail camera photos but then disappearing after a day or so
Biologists in Montmorency Co. remove plastic lid from bear’s . . . The DNR said the incident “highlights the importance of Michigan’s bear-baiting regulations ” The agency said that while it is not known where or how the male bear got its head stuck in a 5-inch hole in the lid, the lid is similar to those that fit 55-gallon drums used by hunters to bait bear and by landowners to store materials that can attract bears, such as chicken feed