Wisconsin Officials Free Bear by Removing Plastic Jar and Release It Into Woods

70-lb. Female Bear with Head Stuck in Jar Successfully Freed After 12 Days

The 2-year-old bear was relocated to a "safe, wooded area with ample food and water," after its rescue, said the Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesUSDA APHIS Wildlife Services Photo of rescue provided by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)NEED TO KNOWA female bear was first observed with its head stuck in a jar in north central Sawyer County on July 26, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)The U.…

Black Bear In Wisconsin Survived With Jar Stuck On Its Head For 12 Days

Maybe there was honey in the jar? A bear in Wisconsin had its head stuck in a jar for over 12 days. The bear was first spotted with a jar on its head in Sawyer County and was later freed from the jar by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officers nearly two weeks later. People Magazine shared more details on the bear: A 2-year-old female bear with a jar stuck on its head for over a week in northern Wisconsin was successfully freed. Accord…

Wildlife officials track bear 50 miles to remove jar from its head

The underweight bear was safely sedated, treated and released into a wooded area with ample food and water to recover.

Bear freed after more than a week with head stuck in a jar

A young bear has been saved after having a plastic jar stuck over her head for more than a week.

Wisconsin Bear with Snack Jug Stuck on Head Freed, Relocated and Released

Wisconsin residents called in by the dozen: “there’s a bear in my yard,” they said. But wildlife authorities were taken aback at the next detail, “it has a jar on its head!” The Winnie the Pooh wannabe was a 2-year-old female black bear who had obviously followed her nose about 18 inches too far. Feasting […] The post Wisconsin Bear with Snack Jug Stuck on Head Freed, Relocated and Released appeared first on Good News Network.

Bear freed from plastic jar after week-long rescue effort

WISCONSIN — A young female bear that wandered nearly 50 miles (80 kilometres) across three Wisconsin counties with a plastic jar stuck on her head has been successfully rescued by wildlife officials.