Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 189: Journey from North to South, the Choice of Genes
Three hours later, the operation was over.

Xiao Song sent the little clouded leopard to the ICU for observation. Chen Ying and Xia Sen sat down to rest for a while, then checked on the other three leopards separately.

Duanmu has been guarding the observation room, and Lao Gao is also helping to inspect the infusion device.

"The conditions of these three are good, and they should be able to return to the wild later. But this one is a little old, so my personal suggestion is that it should be sent to a zoo for retirement."

In the wild, the lifespan of clouded leopards is shorter than that of those in captivity. This clouded leopard, which is almost eight years old, may only live for another one or two years if released back into the wild.

Moreover, after being injured, its physical strength and mobility are likely to decline significantly.

Of course, they don’t have the final say on how to deal with the clouded leopards.

Seeing Chen Ying coming out of the observation room, the clouded leopard guarding the windowsill came over with a somewhat panicked look in his eyes.

"Don't worry, the surgery went well. We'll have to see how it recovers and whether there will be any postoperative infection or something."

Xiao Song is very good at taking care of sick cats. When Xiao Jin was in trouble, many people thought he would not survive. Xiao Song took care of him day and night and finally raised him to be strong. I believe this clouded leopard will also be given a new life under her care and companionship.

The next morning at 7:30, the two volunteers came again and brought breakfast.

This time they showed the qualities of professional volunteers and did not say anything they shouldn't say or do anything they shouldn't do.

After confirming that several clouded leopards were in good condition, they took photos of them one by one and sent them to their group.

"Thank you, Doctor Chen."

Dao Meihua stretched out her hand. Chen Ying was stunned for a moment before she shook hands with her.

"I'm sorry for my bad attitude yesterday. I was too anxious at the time. I reflected on it when I got home last night. Since I sent the patient here, I should have trusted the doctor's judgment. I came here today specifically to apologize. I'm sorry."

She bowed deeply to Chen Ying and Xia Sen, scaring Xia Sen so much that he was at a loss what to do.

Chen Ying quickly dodged and said, "Don't be like this. I know you are doing this for their own good, otherwise you wouldn't personally bear such a high rescue cost."

Dao Meihua smiled and did not explain too much on this issue. Instead, she asked about the situation of the clouded leopards.

After getting the reply, she sent the recording of what he had just said to the group in front of Chen Ying, so that everyone in the rescue team could be happy.

"Speaking of which, there is something I want to ask you." Chen Ying suddenly turned his head and looked at the tree.

"That clouded leopard seems to be related to the one in the ICU. But the places where they live are too far apart. I can't imagine it. So when I was doing the operation yesterday, I collected some biological samples from the little female leopard and this leopard, and prepared to do a blood gene test."

Dao Meihua followed Chen Ying's gaze and thought about it with her eyes narrowed.

"According to our agency's survey, the main habitat of clouded leopards is in the closed forest area."

"The clouded leopard's territory is not small, and after leaving their mother, the male clouded leopard will spread to live in a farther place. This should be their nature and the characteristics of racial continuation that are inherent in their genes."

She opened a document on her phone and handed it to Chen Ying.

"We were able to track the poaching in time this time because we injected a positioning chip into the female clouded leopard."

During a routine patrol by conservationists, they discovered that the female leopard had lost contact. They then used technological tracking to find that the last place it was seen was in a border protection area hundreds of kilometers away from its birthplace.

Dao Meihua's team discovered the poaching case when they received a notice from the agency and were planning to take people to search for the whereabouts of the clouded leopard.

"We read the chip of this clouded leopard and confirmed its identity. No one knows why it left its mother so far away. Maybe it wanted to find a stronger clouded leopard to reproduce."

Dao Meihua had nothing else to do, so she volunteered to help Chen Ying send the sample to the laboratory for testing and come back after the results came out.

While Chen Ying was getting the samples, she took a quick look around and became very interested in the small first aid station. "This small building is really small but has everything. What do you think about building a few small first aid stations like this in our area?"

The young assistant rolled her eyes and said, "You are the eldest daughter, you are rich and powerful, so you have the final say."

Can talented people really stay in this barren forest?

Although Dao Meihua is a young lady, she is very hardworking. She just carried the sample box and left, and refused to let her assistant help, thinking that he was too unstable and might easily break the samples.

After the two left, Lao Gao bumped Chen Ying's arm and smiled fiercely.

Xia Sen, Duanmu and Xiao Song also gathered together and communicated with their eye contact.

Chen Ying was too lazy to even look at them. After breakfast, she started preparing medicine and acupuncture.

When it came time to get down to business, everyone stopped joking, especially Xiao Song and Xia Sen, who studied very seriously.

Chen Ying is willing to teach them without reservation, this is a great opportunity.

In the future, they will both be able to stand on their own feet. It is always good to have many skills. With a skill in hand, there is no worry about the future!
Lao Gao and Duanmu were outside preparing meals for the patients. When Lao Gao saw the teaching going on in the observation room, he sighed.

"With Lao Chen's skills, he could be a teacher in school. Why did he run away to hide in this remote mountain area?"

Duanmu looked at him and smiled, "Everyone has their own aspirations, and you are no exception. Given your family's conditions, wouldn't it be great for you to be a small leader in an office? Why do you run out into the wild every day? Wherever there is danger, you're there."

Lao Gao glanced at him, snorted, and turned his back to show his displeasure.

The center's leaders came over in the afternoon.

The leader of the medical team and senior veterinarian, Mr. Yu, and a senior breeder.

After the three of them came over, they didn't waste any time. They observed the condition of the four big cats and copied the films and treatment plans.

Teacher Yu also performed the second acupuncture and fumigation treatment of the day.

"The acupuncture and medicinal fumigation in the morning are to enhance cell activity, and the one at night is to promote repair and sleep. The main function is to relieve their pain, soothe the nerves, and help the body heal itself."

"This plan is very good, and it is more comprehensive than what I considered. Xiao Chen, when you have less things to do in the future, you should come down and give more lessons to the young people, and help us improve together."

"Teacher Yu, you are joking. I definitely want to come down and listen to Teacher Yu's teachings. You have to give me this opportunity."

Teacher Yu turned to the medical team leader Brother Wang and smiled, "Look, now he has become more independent and even has improved his eloquence. You can't let him hide away in the mountains alone in the future. He must do the work that needs to be done."

Brother Wang immediately took advantage of the situation and said, "After this medical treatment, Xiao Chen will have to go down and give a lecture to everyone. Just these four cases will be enough for them to study for a long time."

Chen Ying helplessly watched the two of them singing the same tune, and quickly bowed and begged for mercy.

On the other hand, senior breeder Li Simei was also dedicated to teaching Xia Sen how to take care of sick cats.

He also sent a copy of his summary to Xia Sen, which made Xia Sen very excited.

When sending the trio down the mountain, Teacher Yu pulled Chen Ying aside and quietly asked him what he thought of the little girl Dao Meihua.

He didn't dare to respond.

"Teacher Yu, I don't want to think about these things now. I'm still young. Let me study the business first."

Teacher Yu gave Chen Ying a sidelong look and had no idea what to do with him.

(End of this chapter)