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

Wisconsin Bear Freed After Week-Long Ordeal with Head Stuck in Plastic Jar
In a heartwarming tale of wildlife rescue, a young black bear in Wisconsin was saved on August 3, 2025, after wandering
Wisconsin bear with jar stuck on head freed, relocated and released
The Chequamegon Humane Association in Ashland, Wisconsin, said the bear had the jar on its head for more than a week.
Wisconsin black bear with head stuck in jug freed after 12 days
The black bear that had its head stuck in a jar for at least 12 days was freed by USDA Wildlife Services wildlife professionals.
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 rescued after more than a week with its head stuck in a jar
Wildlife officials in Wisconsin announced a bear seen wandering through three counties with a plastic jar stuck over its head has been successfully freed.
70-lb. Female Bear with Head Stuck in Jar Successfully Freed After 12 Days
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.
Bear freed from plastic jar stuck on its head in northern 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.
Bear with bucket stuck on head is freed after 12 days. ‘My heart broke for her’
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.
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