Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 266 Sister Lynx's Reward in Advance

Chen Ying found an excuse to avoid the reporter's interview.

Returning to the vehicle where the transfer cage was placed, Chen Ying leaned back in the chair, feeling a little tired, and pinched the bridge of her nose.

Erniu went back to the mountains, not knowing whether other leopards would bully her.

This little creature can only catch marmots, pikas and the like; even ibex kids are difficult for it to catch.

Chen Ying felt very upset.

He recalled that when he was in school, his teacher often told him that as a veterinarian, sometimes you have to learn to be a little "hard-hearted", otherwise you will get into a lot of trouble.

The teacher also said that his personality was not suitable for animal protection, and it would be better for him to be a simple veterinarian.

But Chen Ying didn't believe it. He was young and full of energy, and always felt that one had to be passionate to do this job well.

But now, if given the chance, he wasn't sure if he would do something like packing up Erniu and taking her away.

We are still taking photos and interviewing outside, so it will probably take another half an hour before we can finish.

Chen Ying hardly slept last night. She stayed with Erniu for most of the night and told her a lot of things. She didn't know if this silly girl could remember them.

The cats in Jiamugou are so smart. Jinya is just simple and enthusiastic. Compared with Erniu, she is just a smart little one.

With his forehead resting on the car window and half-closed his eyes, he dozed off when he suddenly saw a pair of eyes popping out from under the car window. Chen Yinghun was almost scared to death.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the royal sister lynx.

"Why are you here?"

Chen Ying looked back.

The transfer vehicle was parked at the very edge, and there was a distance between the other people and the vehicle. The position where the lynx was staying was a blind spot, and it could not be seen at all without paying special attention.

Chen Ying looked around, opened the car window, and the royal sister Lynx jumped in easily.

"You let that stupid guy go into the mountains, aren't you afraid that he will starve to death?"

"Don't call it silly big head, it has a name, Chen Erniu."

This is just a little bit of his selfishness.

As for Leopard Sister Jin Ya and the others, no matter how much Chen Ying liked them, he never thought of taking them for himself, because he knew that without him, a two-legged beast, those furry creatures could also roam freely in the mountains and forests.

But Erniu is different. She is really stupid and a real noob.

It is a beast at the top of the food chain, but it is probably the only one that lives a pitiful life.

The royal sister lynx adjusted her lying position and placed her chin on her front paws.

"I can help you look after it, but you have to promise me that you will find me the best partner. I want to give birth to a litter of the best babies."

Chen Ying never asked why the royal sister Lynx was so obsessed with having a baby.

And you have to find the best partner to give birth to the strongest babies.

When it comes to this topic, the royal sister Lynx hums and groans and is unwilling to answer.

After being asked a few more questions, its expression changed instantly and it stepped hard on Chen Ying's thigh.

"I told you to stop asking, but you still keep asking!"

After the royal sister Lynx climbed out of the car window, she trotted angrily for more than ten meters, then suddenly ran back and looked at Chen Ying.

"I promised you that I won't forget it, so don't forget it either, or..."

Lynx's teeth are quite white; she is a clean-loving girl.

The movement here finally caught people's attention.

A reporter happened to look back and took a picture of the lynx jumping out of the car window and then looking back at Chen Ying inside the car window.

The royal sister lynx was very observant. When she saw someone paying attention to this side, she turned around and ran away.

"Doctor Chen, that was just a lynx, right? Are you familiar with it?"

"We're not particularly familiar with it. We met it a few times when we were at Zhuonai Lake. It has a good relationship with Erniu. I guess it came over to say hello when it saw Erniu being released."

Chen Ying was talking nonsense in a serious tone. The reporter was holding a camera and a radio, with an expression of "I'm not stupid, don't make fun of me" written all over his face.

Chen Ying smiled at him and lowered her head to play with her phone.

Soon, the interview and photo session came to an end and everyone returned to the Unfrozen River Management Station.

The leaders of the competent department and reporters left first, while Chen Ying planned to stay here for one night and go back to the Heyuan Management Station tomorrow.

It just so happened that Yin Li and his team were withdrawing from the protection station they were on duty at, and they took a detour to pick him up.

In the evening, the royal sister Lynx came again.

It was holding a fat rabbit in its mouth and lying on the edge of the flagpole outside the management station. It was tearing the rabbit apart while curiously looking at the people coming and going at the door of the management station.

The guys at the management station were also curious, but they did not approach rashly, nor did they think of feeding the lynx lady.

Uncle Zhaxi happened to be passing by the lynx with a plate of fried meat. He took one look at the rabbit under the lynx's claws and smacked his lips.

"This lynx is pretty good. The rabbits it caught are the fattest."

He put a large plate of fried meat on the cafeteria table and called Chen Ying to come and eat.

"The rabbits on our ranch are about to become a disaster. I heard that the rat problem in Heyuan is also very serious. If we can have more lynxes, we won't have to worry so much about how to get rid of rats and rabbits harmlessly."

The speaker has no intention, the listener has the heart.

There were two other people who were going to have dinner together but they hadn't arrived yet, so Chen Ying simply ran to the flagpole to chat with Sister Lynx. "Catching rabbits? Sure, but when are you going to find me a partner?"

This...isn't this too hasty?

"You won't be ready to give birth until next spring. Are you happy to come here so early and snatch your food?"

"You have to take a look first."

Sister Lynx chewed the rabbit meat slowly and gave Chen Ying a blank look.

"If you can't find it here, I'll have to look somewhere else. It will be too late to wait until next spring."

Hey, that's a pretty good plan.

Chen Ying has actually been thinking about this issue these days.

But the rescued lynxes are usually injured or sick, and from a physical point of view, they are unlikely to satisfy the Royal Sister Lynx.

But he didn't seem to see many other lynxes this time.

No, there is one!
He suddenly remembered that when he went to rescue people that day, two lynxes surrounded the scientific expedition team and watched them for a long time.

It is not certain whether the two are a couple, but at least one of them meets the requirements of the royal sister lynx in terms of body shape.

How about he go over and take another look?
I chatted with the royal sister Lynx and it also seemed very interested.

"Okay, come hang out here more tomorrow. I plan to talk to the person who picks me up tomorrow. If possible, we can go for a walk. If not, you can follow us to Heyuan to see if there is anyone you like there."

The royal sister Lynx happily agreed.

Regardless of whether it can find a suitable partner to have puppies with, at least this biped did not lie to it.

"By the way, when I was catching rabbits, I saw a litter of kittens. Do you want to go and see them?"

A litter of kittens? Without their parents?

"I'll eat first, then I'll ask someone to drive over. I also need to prepare some food."

If it really is a litter of desert cats, cat cages and food are definitely essential.

You also need to prepare topical medicines, especially topical anthelmintics. You don’t want to bring back a nest of fleas at the same time as the kittens.

During the meal, Chen Ying mentioned this matter to Uncle Zhaxi and the deputy station chief.

They were on duty tonight and couldn't accompany him to find the kittens, but the young man next to them, An Ren, offered to drive Chen Ying there.

There is no one living around the management station. Only in the past two years, there have been more self-driving tourists, and several simple houses have been built along the national highway, and a small shop and canteen have been opened.

These are all run by the families of the management station employees. It is called a canteen, but in fact it is just an empty room with a stove that is on 24 hours a day.

There was beef bone soup stewing in the pot, and hot water was boiling on the fire next to it.

There is no other food here, only bone clear soup noodles. Of course, you can also buy instant noodles to soak, and then scoop a spoonful of beef bone soup, it is quite delicious.

The store and canteen are places where rangers at the ranger station can chat, rest and relax. They are also places for passing drivers to replenish water and take a short rest.

Anren ran to the store to fill a kettle with water and took two bowls of instant noodles to eat on the way.

After all, no one knows what the conditions will be like on the road once you go out, so being prepared is the safest approach.

When another young man heard that Anren was going to the wilderness with Dr. Chen to look for the cat, he volunteered to go along.

"Why are you following me? It will be your turn to patrol the mountains the day after tomorrow. Get enough rest and don't let your mother worry about you anymore."

Anren glared at the young man, but the other party was not afraid at all.

"I'm a better driver than you, so I'll go. I'll talk to the stationmaster right away."

Anren was so angry that he slapped himself in the face.

You are asked to speak quickly and show off.

This doesn't require many people to go, and that kid's driving skills are really better than his. The stationmaster won't stop him from going, right?

Thinking of this, An Ren could no longer sit still, and ran directly to Chen Ying, wanting to pull Chen Ying away first.

Chen Ying was pulled so hard that she staggered and almost dropped the medicine in her hand. She held onto the table to steady herself, frowned and asked him why he was in such a hurry.

Seeing that he was almost in trouble, An Ren, a burly man, touched his head and lowered his head without saying a word.

Chen Ying was not angry. She packed up the things quickly and asked him to carry the cage.

"Doctor Chen, are we really going to kidnap a kitten?"

"It depends on the situation. If they have mothers, we'll just leave them alone. But if we come across kittens without mothers, we'll kidnap them and let them live nearby."

Chen Ying briefly told Anren about her plan.

The management station on the river source side is newly built. In the past, the protection there was not strong enough and herders grazed without restraint, causing the ecology of the source of the mother river to be on the verge of collapse.

"The situation has improved a lot over the years, and now a new protection station and a new rescue and shelter have been built, which has helped the ecological environment there. However, the rodent problem has been serious in recent years, and the population recovery of animals such as desert cats, weasels, and foxes that feed on rats and rabbits is not as good as these small animals, so appropriate introduction of species is also a way to eliminate rodent infestation."

This kind of introduction is not to mindlessly release a certain animal population into a place where they have never lived before.

Chen Ying chose to bring the rescued desert cat cubs back to Heyuan and release them because both belong to the same protected area and the terrain, climate and living conditions are not much different.

Because the work in this reserve started earlier, the bottom food chain is more complete than that in Heyuan.

If Heyuan wants to restore its ecosystem, it is essential to build the bottom food chain.

The two men were talking as they walked, and just as they reached the car, the young man who had taken the job rushed over with a backpack on his back.

(End of this chapter)