Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 250 The Bear's Mother Came

As they were filming, Yin Li came over and said that he wanted to go out for a walk with the team members to see what was going on around them.

"Okay, let's go together." Chen Ying did not forget that she came here with a rescue mission, and taking pictures was Ji Xin's job.

Ji Xin wanted to go with them, carrying a camera on his back, saying that in addition to photographing animals, the work of forest rangers was also a focus of publicity.

The remaining three people guarded the tent and the lamb, while Chen Ying and the other four carried their equipment and prepared to hike around.

"One of our tasks here is to record the birthing of Tibetan antelopes and compare it with last year."

The team member who came out with me is an old forest ranger who was transferred from other protection areas. He is a master who guides the new ones.

After hiking two kilometers, Ji Xin was already exhausted.

Chen Ying was afraid that he would tire himself out, so he asked him to stay and rest. He also stayed to keep him company, and Yin Lihe allowed him to continue his patrol.

"Brother Ying, am I holding you back?"

"Why are you holding us back? You're much better than I thought. The altitude here is over 4800 meters, and you didn't even have time to acclimate before you came right in. And you've managed to hold on until now. I think you're awesome."

Chen Ying said it casually, not like someone who was deliberately bragging.

Ji Xin felt a little more relaxed, and while taking a rest, he also picked up his camera to select scenes and take pictures.

Chen Ying sat cross-legged beside him, leaning his hands behind his back, looking into the distance leisurely.

After a few minutes, he felt something touching his fingers. When he turned around, he almost fainted.

"Oh my god, where did this little thing come from?"

A brown bear cub, estimated to be five months old, as it is still chewing the insects it dug up.

Bear cubs can only eat other food when they are five months old, but the mother bear's lactation period can last up to thirty months.

When Chen Ying saw the little bear, her hair stood on end. Brown bears are different from black bears. They are much larger and omnivorous.

He stood up and looked around, but didn't see any mother bear.

He quickly called Yin Li on the intercom, but they didn't find the mother bear either.

"It's over. What should I do?"

Taking the little bear away will easily attract the anger of the mother bear.

But if you ignore it, in this wilderness, bear cubs will also be hunted by wild beasts.

Chen Ying didn't dare to hug it directly, so she could only take off her coat again, wrap the bear cub up, and hold it in her arms.

If he comes two more times, he will have no coat to wear.

"Little guy, where is your mother?"

Holding the little bear as a cushion, Chen Ying teased it.

"Son, I don't know."

The little bear cub was very interested in Chen Ying's Adam's apple and stretched out his bear paw to touch it.

"No, look at your little paws, they're so dirty."

Chen Ying took out wet wipes from her bag with disgust and wiped the bear's paw.

Tsk, the white paper turned black in an instant.

"Brother Ying, are we going to take it back?"

"No, the mother bear will go crazy if she can't find it. Since this little guy can appear here smoothly, its den should be not far away. Let's look for it carefully."

In places like this, brown bears can usually only choose to hide in caves.

The sight of the rolling hills and vast lakes made him go dark. How can I find it? Waiting online, it's urgent!
It's not very convenient to carry him around like this, but it's also not good to leave Ji Xin alone.

Fortunately, after learning about the accident, one of the remaining team members came out and prepared to take Ji Xin back first.

"Brother Ying, we found traces of brown bears in the northeast corner. How about we go over and take a look?"

"I'll take a look with the drone first, and then go if I find a cave."

"Okay then. I'll take Xiao Ji back first. If you have anything, just call me on the intercom."

Although this place is a bit far from the camp, his location can be clearly seen from the observation point on the other side of the camp.

Chen Ying was confident about his own safety. Even if the mother bear came, he would be able to deal with it.

But if Ji Xin is here, it’s hard to say, so we have to take him back first.

Following the direction given by the team members, we released a drone to check the area within a distance of nearly five kilometers, but we didn't find a single bear hair.

Chen Ying was surprised. Could this little bear cub fall from the sky?

Thinking of this, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

You know what, it’s possible!

Both the steppe golden eagle and the vulture are capable of grabbing a bear cub. They may not necessarily eat it, but they may want to kill the cub and then decide whether to eat the bear meat.

Although the possibility is extremely low, what if it happens?
Chen Ying undressed and touched the bear cub's body carefully. She found no claw marks, but found a scar on the back of the neck, which might have been caused by a bite from another beast.

"You little naughty boy, how on earth did you get here?"

I hugged the bear and looked around, feeling confused.

There was no other choice, Chen Ying could only take the bear cub back to the camp first.

The bear cub was groaning with hunger, but luckily there was veterinary milk powder for the cubs.

After drinking 800 milliliters of milk in one breath, the bear cub still felt unfulfilled.

Chen Ying didn't allow it to eat any more. He touched its little belly and found it was already round enough.

The bear cubs are not very lethal, so you can leave them outside and let them move around on their own.

Of course, he couldn't be allowed to go to the lamb pen. This little rascal must have scared the lambs half to death. After making a fuss for a long time without getting the delicious milk to drink, the little bear cub sighed, got off Chen Ying, and started chasing the other team members to make trouble again.

Its mother took good care of it, making it plump and chubby. When it ran around on the ground, it looked like a small gas tank running around rampagely.

The life of surveillance is quite boring, but with the addition of a small thing like a small gas tank, the three team members plus Ji Xin seemed to have found a fun toy and kept teasing it.

Chen Ying sat at the observation point and continued to release drones to search the surroundings.

This time he deviated slightly and searched in the five o'clock direction, and then found a group of prairie wolves five kilometers away.

There were about seven or eight wolves in the pack, tearing the body of a Tibetan antelope apart. Chen Ying was silent for a while, then controlled the drone to fly away.

The well-fed wolf leader stood nearby, his sharp and cold eyes following the movement of the drone.

Twenty minutes later, Chen Ying retracted the drone and shook his head at Ji Xin and the others.

It’s so strange. There is no mother bear or other cubs around. How did this bear cub appear here?

Maybe I can only go out and ask the previous group of people on duty if they have seen a mother bear with cubs.

The nights in the wilderness were cold, and in order to save energy, they did not use blowtorches to keep warm.

"We have much better equipment now. In the past, we always carried quilts with us when we patrolled the mountains. When the cold wind blew, the quilts were soaked by water vapor and felt like bricks when covered on our bodies. They didn't keep us warm at all."

There are more tools for keeping warm now, including thermal blankets, thermal clothes and thick down sleeping bags. Compared with a few years ago, we have been able to upgrade our muskets to cannons.

Chen Ying and his friends lived in two separate tents.

Yin Li did not arrange for them to work the night shift. The other five people took turns, each working for two hours.

It won’t work for long, it’s too cold and I can’t stand the cold.

In the middle of the night, Chen Ying was awakened by the sound of shift change. She was about to turn over and continue sleeping when she heard a strange voice in her ears.

He froze for a moment, then slowly sat up and gestured to the team member who was taking over to be quiet.

"Are there any infrared cameras around? I feel like something is approaching us."

There are two cameras installed around the camp, which can basically cover the surrounding area of ​​the camp.

After looking carefully for a while, I found a vague shadow in the northeast corner.

"Stop, let me see, is this a mother bear?"

Chen Ying glanced at the bear cub that was sleeping soundly beside him, curled up in his coat, and hesitated whether to throw it out.

It would be fine if this was a female bear, but if not, he would be delivering food to the other party.

"I'll go take a look, you guys keep an eye on it for me."

After thinking it over, he still felt that he had to go and take a look to feel at ease.

He walked about two hundred meters in the direction where the bear shadow was found. Through the night vision goggles, he saw a brown bear crawling on the ground with its mouth wide open. Something looked a little wrong.

And under this big bear, there is a little bear cub who is desperately trying to get milk.

Chen Ying was startled and rushed over bravely.

Under the light, the bear's entire body was exposed, and it turned out to be a wounded female bear.

Seeing Chen Ying coming, the mother bear propped herself up and tried to threaten him.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm here to help you."

He used the intercom to ask the team members not to come over for the time being and to help him prepare first aid items.

The bear's wounds were caused by bites, most likely from a fight with wolves.

To some extent, she endured the serious injuries and brought another child here, which is also a manifestation of the mother's strength.

Chen Ying's breath made the brown bear feel less nervous.

After he approached, he took out a fruit and handed it to the brown bear, letting it eat a few bites and then take a rest.

The other bear cub looked much more miserable, with its fur all wet with its mother's blood and tangled in tangles.

The mother bear had wounds on her back and abdomen.

The injury on my abdomen is okay, but the injury on my back is a bit serious.

In addition, there were several bite holes on the hind legs.

This mother bear was no ordinary person. She was able to fight with a group of wolves and protect her children without losing her life.

The others didn't dare to get close. After bringing Chen Ying's first aid kit and the bear cub over, they placed them fifty meters away and quickly retreated.

Chen Ying carried the bear cub to the mother bear.

It was visibly that the mother bear was much more relaxed, with moisture appearing in the corners of her eyes.

It endured the pain, lowered its head and licked the child for a while, then lay down on the ground a little exhausted.

"I'll treat your wound, don't be afraid."

After an injection of anesthetic, everyone gradually relaxed.

Yin Li had already put on his clothes and ran over. Seeing this, he immediately grabbed the two cubs and helped to hold down the mother bear's head.

He was also very fierce and not afraid at all. He went straight in and stunned the mother bear.

No, you just don't give me face?
Chen Ying cleaned the wound, removed the rotten flesh, and then sutured and applied medicine.

Fortunately, this is on the back, and the mother bear can't lick it herself, so there is no need to put bandages on it or anything like that.

In this case, it would be best to give it anti-inflammatory drugs to prevent infection. But it was in the lactation period, so it would not be happy to hand the cub over to them to raise. So after considering it, Chen Ying prepared to mix several kinds of medicinal powders, flour and honey, and make Chinese medicine anti-inflammatory pills for it to take.

The place chosen by the mother bear is a leeward spot, and its thick fur can help keep herself and her cubs warm.

Chen Ying spread out the thermal blanket that Yin Li had brought and covered the three of them with it, then quickly ran back to prepare to roll the little balls with her hands.

(End of this chapter)