See rescue of bear freed from plastic lid stuck on its neck for 2 years
A trail camera on private property in Hillman, Michigan, captured this photo of a black bear with a lid stuck on its neck.
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.
DNR biologists removing the lid stuck on a bear's neck for two years.
Bear in Michigan with lid stuck on neck.
Lid that was stuck on a bear's neck for two years.
Injuries on bear's neck after the lid was removed.
With the lid removed, the black bear showed significant scarring and an abscess on its neck but was otherwise healthy.
Bear with a lid stuck on it's neck.
DNR wildlife biologist Angela Kujawa collects data from an immobilized black bear.
A DNR drone photo of the black bear after the lid was removed from its neck.
