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

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

After evading authorities on a two-year-long manhunt, an elusive black bear has finally been caught in northern Michigan.

MONTMORENCY COUNTY, MI -- State wildlife biologists have freed a black bear that had a plastic lid stuck around its neck.

The bear weighed about 110 pounds, which is standard for a growing 2-year-old black bear, according to DNR. It has ...

In a case that highlights the importance of Michigan’s bear-baiting regulations, state wildlife biologists in Montmorency ...

A plastic lid certainly wasn't on this bear's list of bare necessities. Biologists were thankfully able to safely remove the ...

The bear had “significant scarring and an abscess on its neck,” according to a June 18 news release.

Wildlife biologists recently removed a plastic lid from the neck of a young black bear that it carried around for two years.

Trail footage from Hillman on May 25, 2025, showed the bear still had the container lid stuck around his neck nearly two years later. (Courtesy Michigan DNR) Finally, late last month, the DNR was ...

Wildlife Experts Remove a Plastic Lid That Was Stuck on a Michigan Bear's Neck for Two Years HILLMAN, Mich. (AP) — Michigan wildlife experts finally were able to trap a black bear and remove a ...