Michigan DNR removes plastic lid stuck on bear’s neck for 2 years

Black bear seen walking on Mt. Tom trail

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After spending two years with a plastic lid around its neck, a young black bear is finally free • Michigan Advance

DNR staffers, from left, Angela Kujawa, Sherry Raifsnider and Miranda VanCleave work to remove a lid from an immobilized black bear. The bear had gotten its head stuck in one of two holes in the plastic lid. | Michigan Department of Natural ResourcesIn Montmorency County, biologists from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources were finally able to track down a young black bear who had carried a plastic lid around his neck for the past two y…

After spending two years with a plastic lid around its neck, a young black bear is finally free

In Montmorency County, biologists from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources were finally able to track down a young black bear who had carried a plastic lid around his neck for the past two years. Biologists at the DNR’s Atlanta…

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Bear Freed After Head Was Stuck In Plastic Lid For 2 Years

A Michigan black bear can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Michigan bear roamed woods for two years with a lid on his neck. Not anymore.

Michigan wildlife experts finally were able to trap a black bear and remove a large lid that was stuck around his neck — for two years.