Nerve-Wracking Rescue: Wildlife Officer Removes Bucket Stuck on Denver Bear’s Head After a Harrowing Week-Long Ordeal

The bear spent a whole week running around the foothills west of Boulder with a chicken feeder stuck on its head but when residents reported it, wildlife officers were able to track her down.

Video captured the moment wildlife officers helped remove a bucket that was stuck on the head of a Denver bear for a week

Colorado Parks and Wildlife posted video of the rescue on Thursday, calling it a ‘wildlife rescue success story.’

The rescue was set in motion by Boulder residents Drew McConaughy and his friend Dave Sherman who spotted the bear while working on a cabin in the foothills, The Denver Channel reported.

The bear had spent a whole week running around the foothills west of Boulder with a chicken feeder stuck on its head and when residents reported it, wildlife officers were able to track the bear down

When they did arrive, wildlife officers used ladders to get to the bear and tranquilized it so they could safely remove the bucket

‘We rely on the public a great amount to help us, reporting activity and in this case helping us to locate this bear,’ Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman Jason Clay told the Denver Channel.