The underweight bear was safely sedated, treated and released into a wooded area with ample food and water to recover.

The Chequamegon Humane Association in Ashland, Wisconsin, said the bear had the jar on its head for more than a week.

A bear observed with its head stuck in a plastic container in Bayfield, Douglas and Sawyer counties of northern Wisconsin is now free, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.