In early November, we blogged about at least five gulls in the San Francisco area with cut beer cans around their necks. Though the person responsible for placing the collars is still at large, wildlife rescue workers have successfully cut off three of the rings, the last of which took place this past weekend.

The most recent rescue happened on San Francisco State University’s campus on Saturday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Someone spotted the bird in November, and called it in to WildRescue and International Bird Rescue Research Center. After a few weeks of gaining the animal’s trust, the rescue groups removed the can with scissors. Then they released the bird, which but for some damage to feathers around its neck, was unharmed.

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