CABLE, Wis. (WRN) — A bear with a plastic jar stuck on its head was freed over the weekend in northwestern Wisconsin.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the 70-pound, 2-year-old sow was first spotted with the jar on her head on July 26, and she traveled more than 50 miles for about a week while in that predicament. She was spotted in Sawyer, Bayfield and Douglas counties.
After over a week of monitoring and trapping efforts, reports of the bear over the weekend indicated she was likely returning to the area where first spotted.
On Sunday near Cable in Sawyer County, a trained wildlife professional was able to safely dart the bear with an immobilization drug so the jar could be removed. The sow did not have any injuries and has been relocated to a safe wooded area to recover.
