Nearby mothballed uranium mine caused the poisoning which led to severe drowsiness, say scientists.
She and he were cruelly orphaned by poachers, and he was also shot and wounded but is now cured: how will they cope together roaming the wild?
For most of her life Agafya, 77, has lived as a peasant from the 18th century, guided by an old Bible.
A shocking image of a tortured dog - killed after being tied to a rope and pulled by a car around a village - has appalled Siberians.
Distressed leopardess killed - then ate - her cubs caught in illegal loop-trap.