The emaciated polar bear that was found eating garbage in the streets of a Russian city, has been nursed back to health.
Images of the female polar bear that was seen wandering almost 1,000 miles from her artic home during the middle of the summer went viral earlier this year.
The images that went viral showed the female bear suffering “extreme malnutrition” and searching for food in garbage dumps.
Martha, the female bear, is now back to her full form.
Martha was sedated and was flown 950 miles to Krasnoyarsk Zoo for Rehabilitation.
In June, earlier this year, Martha only weighed 16 stones, but thanks to the nursing efforts, she now weighs at 24 stones.
The Krasnoyarsk Zoo placed her on a special diet of raw meat, quails, and fresh fish.
The Krasnoyarsk Zoo shared new images of Martha, and it shows her happy in her own private pool, healthy and back to her original form.
A spokesperson of the zoo said, “For months zoo vets were quite literally fighting for her life. A special diet was designed along with treatment for her. Her weight was checked daily. Today she weighs slightly over 150kg (24 stone), she is feeling much, much better.”
The zoo confirmed that the Martha is now out of danger.
No conformation was made if the polar bear would stay with the zoo or would be released back in the wild.
One thing baffled the vets is that how the bear managed to come to the city.
According to reports, Martha was the first polar bear to be spotted in the city in half a century.
When Martha was caught in June this year, the bear had no problems with being placed in captivity, this means she will have a hard time in finding food if she gets returned in the wild.
If staff and vets rule that Martha is too tame to be sent back to the artic, she would stay with the zoo forever.