The trap, called a culvert, is a large cylinder closed on one end. The open end of the trap will close once the bear is lured inside, Georgeson said. Advertisement On Wednesday night, the DEC ...

A black bear had a plastic lid around its neck for at least two years. MIchigan Department of Natural Resources biologists recently cut it off.

Michigan wildlife experts finally were able to trap a black bear and remove a large lid that was stuck around his neck — for two years.