Bear freed after getting its head stuck in a jar – unclear if it contained honey

The young bear was able to drink by dunking her head in water, but was noticeably underweight. - (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)

A two-year-old female black bear seen wandering around Ashland, Wisconsin, for eight days with a plastic jar stuck on her head has been safely freed.

The bear’s nearly 50-mile journey sparked widespread concern and social media attention. Jamie Morey of the Chequamegon Humane Association joined the effort to help after her neighbors alerted her to a sighting, and she spent the week tracking the bear.