{"id":104386,"date":"2025-10-07T17:23:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T17:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=104386"},"modified":"2025-10-07T17:23:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T17:23:46","slug":"for-nearly-two-weeks-a-young-bear-wandered-the-wilderness-with-a-plastic-jar-stuck-over-her-head-starving-thirsty-and-fighting-to-survive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=104386","title":{"rendered":"For nearly two weeks, a young bear wandered the wilderness with a plastic jar stuck over her head \u2014 starving, thirsty, and fighting to survive."},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fdad1-3.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/557456730_1357195592433368_3644929771936525416_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=127cfc&amp;_nc_ohc=vKMrED6FvHYQ7kNvwFtWTb4&amp;_nc_oc=AdlkHl3_-bOwaxmTXYzGBjQH3LDSxR023_9SczqIjIbwe8vFABufEGfuxVGng1zGitU&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fdad1-3.fna&amp;_nc_gid=x88RDqQOz1YYkILIvPrGqw&amp;oh=00_Aff-RrN4nbgN_v6SU0rBwbHtMGXWCr64VSTqSNKBvsGflA&amp;oe=68EB2BAA\" alt=\"C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh v\u1ec1 2 ng\u01b0\u1eddi\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">For nearly two weeks, a young bear wandered the wilderness with a plastic jar stuck over her head \u2014 starving, thirsty, and fighting to survive.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The 2-year-old, weighing about 70 pounds, had been spotted several times by locals, the jar sealing off her mouth so tightly she couldn\u2019t eat and could barely drink. Wildlife officials set traps and tracked reports, but she always moved before they arrived \u2014 covering miles each night in silent desperation.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Then, after nearly 12 days, hope arrived. A family staying at their cabin saw her emerge from the woods \u2014 weak, thin, and clearly near her limit. They called for help and carefully followed her from a distance until wildlife rescuers arrived.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Moments later, a dart fired, and the bear finally rested. Rescuers rushed in, cutting away the jar that had nearly ended her life. Miraculously, her head and neck were uninjured \u2014 only signs of weight loss and dehydration remained.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Freed at last, she was released deep in the woods, where she awoke and immediately began eating berries.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">After twelve long days trapped and starving, she was finally free \u2014 a powerful reminder of how even a small act of care can change the fate of a life.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For nearly two weeks, a young bear wandered the wilderness with a plastic jar stuck over her head \u2014 starving, thirsty, and fighting to survive. 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