In a heartwarming tale of wildlife rescue, a young black bear in Wisconsin was saved on August 3, 2025, after wandering

A bear seen wandering around northern Wisconsin with a jar on its head has been freed."My immediate neighbor was like, 'Hey, just heads up, here is what's heading towards your house,'" said Jayme Morey.

A bear with a jar stuck on its head for over a week in northern Wisconsin was successfully freed, according to a Monday, Aug.4, press release from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

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

A bear that had its head stuck in a jar for several days was successfully freed this weekend by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services staff near Cable, Wisconsin.

MADISON, Wis. (FOX 9) - A bear with a plastic jar stuck on its head was freed in northern Wisconsin Sunday. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the bear was witnessed in Bayfield, Douglas and Sawyer counties with the plastic jar on its head.

For nearly two weeks, a black bear roamed Wisconsin with a jar stuck to her head. Unable to eat and drink with the jar constricting her breathing, the bear had been spotted multiple times in late July in the Iron River area, according to the Chequamegon Humane Association.

The Chequamegon Humane Association in Ashland, Wisconsin, says a bear has been wandering around with a jar on its head for eight days.

A bear in northern Wisconsin has a jar stuck on its head. Community groups and wildlife activists are asking for help in finding it.

Wildlife officials in Wisconsin announced a bear seen wandering through three counties with a plastic jar stuck over its head has been successfully freed.