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Resilient Black Bear Rescued After Two-Year Search

6/19/2025

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After two long years of searching, Michigan wildlife experts successfully trapped a black bear on June 3. This resilient bear, first spotted as a cub in 2023, had a plastic lid painfully lodged around its neck. Remarkably, it was found to be in better shape than anticipated, though the mystery of how it became ensnared remains unsolved.

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Story summary

After two long years of searching, Michigan wildlife experts successfully trapped a black bear on June 3. This resilient bear, first spotted as a cub in 2023, had a plastic lid painfully lodged around its neck. Remarkably, it was found to be in better shape than anticipated, though the mystery of how it became ensnared remains unsolved.