MONTMORENCY COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A black bear in northern Michigan is finally free after spending two years with a blue 55-gallon plastic drum lid stuck around its neck.

Wildlife biologists in Montmorency County, Michigan, removed the plastic lid from the young male bear's neck earlier this month after it was captured and sedated the animal on June 2, the Michigan ...

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Baby black bear with plastic lid stuck on its neck for TWO YEARS is finally freed By SOPHIE GABLE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 10:36 EDT, 22 June 2025 | Updated: 10:41 EDT, 22 June 2025 ...

DNR was able to capture and cut off large lid from a young bear's neck Officials express the importance of storing and disposing of containers that could trap wildlife This story has been updated ...

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Authorities don’t know where or how the bear got its head stuck in the 5-inch hole in the lid. Despite bear baiting being legal in Michigan, bait containers can only be used on private land and ...

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Montmorency County, Mich. (WNEM /Gray News) – Wildlife biologists removed a plastic lid wrapped around the neck of a young black bear for two years. The bear was first spotted in 2023, according ...

Images were released by Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and showed the bear with the lid on its neck. Other images show DNR staff with the immobilized bear after it was captured ...