The foundation “Oso Pardo” reported in September that a male adult bear had been found in the Spanish province of León with its head stuck in a big plastic container for dispensing corn while searching for food. Fortunately, the story came to a happy end, with the local technical and veterinary team being able to tranquilise the animal, remove the container and fit it with a GPS collar to monitor its movements. The incident shows the importance of having trained Intervention Teams ready and available to react (for both animal welfare and human security) to incidents involving bears of which there are reported increases in many countries.