Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 323 Leopard Group Warming Up
After careful questioning, we found out that these leopards did this out of helplessness.

In this area, the snow leopard is the most numerous and powerful animal.

Leopards and snow leopards have some overlap in food acquisition, especially in the fall and winter. In order to better survive the cold winter, storing fat is something all plateau animals must do.

A few leopards, who are weak and alone, often have to fight with snow leopards whose territories overlap.

Although the leopard's overall combat capability is a little stronger, it can't match the snow leopards' greater numbers, and they will fight in turns!

Chen Ying listened while trying to keep a straight face.

He was afraid that if he laughed, it would cause a double blow to the leopard both physically and psychologically.

There was almost no need to ask, Chen Ying could almost guess the reason why the leopards were fighting.

Territory, food, and mating rights are the three indispensable elements in the life of animals. It is reasonable to fight for these three rights.

But there are still hidden dangers.

For example, the three leopards attacked livestock raised by humans. Although it was an act of revenge, it was also related to the difficulty they had in obtaining food.

After all, even a fool knows that hunting wild animals is easier than preying on livestock raised by herders.

Moreover, leopards have a history of killing animals, so it is normal for them to kill so many livestock.

In addition to leopards, snow leopards have also killed animals, and even brown bears have done so.

A research team once discovered that brown bears on the plateau would bury dead Tibetan antelopes, Tibetan wild donkeys and other animals.

It's not that they are kind-hearted and want to bury the small animals. Their burying behavior is simply to hide food.

Xiao Song turned a blind eye to the "chat" between Chen Ying and Baozi. She was only responsible for recording what Chen Ying asked her to record.

"Let's go and ask them for a copy of the survey data."

The distribution data of snow leopards and leopards are filed with the Forestry and Grassland Bureau.

After Chen Ying and the veterinary team obtained the data, they circled the activity areas of snow leopards and leopards on the map based on the information.

A surprising situation occurred: near the pastoral area, the distribution density of snow leopards and leopards was significantly higher than in sparsely populated areas.

Moreover, the survey shows that the number of male leopards is far greater than that of female leopards.

That is to say, during the breeding season every year, the male leopards in this area really fight to the death for the right to mate.

Qingye's veterinarian said with a complicated expression that he had thought about a lot of things, but he had never thought that in the animal world, there were also social problems caused by uneven population distribution and too many single animals.

"No wonder when we checked them, we found that their hormone levels were a bit abnormal. It turned out that they were under too much pressure from the competition for survival."

Chen Ying did not join in the chat. He went through a series of previous reports and finally found two pieces of evidence about the long-distance migration of female leopards.

It will be easy once we find the root cause.

All that remains is the question of release.

Since the number in a certain area is too large, just release them to another place.

In recent years, the country has established many new protected areas, and the carrying capacity of some places far exceeds the actual ownership.

After confirming that there are no problems with the genetic lineage, releasing them into other places is actually a means of rebuilding regional biological populations.

The seriously injured one must not be put back and needs to be nursed back to health.

The other two leopards that had participated in the excessive killing of livestock were the first to be included in the first batch of leopards to be released to other places.

The remaining two leopards that were captured at the beginning will most likely be released back to the original location.

The first batch will not be released immediately. A plan needs to be made in advance. One will be released first to test the effect. If there is no problem, the second batch will be released in another place.

"The current choice is this area. Also within the province, the food source and living environment are similar to Sanjiang."

The release environment is also the most important indicator in the plan.

You can't just throw it out and let it starve to death. You also need to avoid areas with a high density of similar species, so choosing the location is actually very brain-intensive.

"This area, for example. Currently, only three leopards have been detected in this area, including a female leopard with two cubs. The cubs should be independent around June next year."

The leaders of the Forestry and Grassland Bureau participated in the formulation of the plan. After consulting with experts, they communicated repeatedly with the rescue and shelter center and determined the release location and time of the first leopard.

The first one to be thrown out was the big, somewhat violent leopard that Chen Ying saw when he came in.

It participated in the killing of livestock, and the rescue center was worried that it would go to the pastoral area again to create panic, so they simply sent it away far away.

A collar is essential, and a positioning chip has been injected into its ear in the hope of using it to obtain the leopard's long-term movement trajectory and behavioral research data.

When they were released, Chen Ying also went.

I also chatted with this leopard brother for a few words.

But the eldest brother seemed very angry, thinking that the two-legged beasts had taken away its territory, and the whole leopard was a little uncontrollably irritable.

I can understand that. He was about to become the local leopard king, but now he has to start all over again. Who wouldn't be angry?

Although he was angry, the big leopard brother was also very curious about the new environment described by Chen Ying.

The most important thing is that Chen Ying told it that there are two females in this territory, one of which is still raising a cub, and the other is expected to send out a notice to recruit a son-in-law next spring.

Territory is valuable, but freedom is more valuable. If you are a female leopard, you can throw away both!

With the vision of future love, the leopard brother left the transfer cage very readily and rushed to the new world without looking back. "This leopard seems to be a little different from being in the cage. It's better to be free."

The leader of the Forestry and Grassland Bureau sighed, and turned around to arrange for the monitoring personnel to keep up with their work. In ten days, if everything went well, the other leopard would be released before the New Year.

The two leopards that were captured initially will also be released.
In short, the guiding principle is, don’t think of staying for the New Year and getting free food and drinks!

It was very easy to release the two leopards. We just released them one on the east and one on the west side of the Sanjiang Grand Canyon.

The leopard problem is easy to solve, but the problem of excessive snow leopard density is not so easy to solve.

The only good news is that snow leopards rarely leave their territory to invade human settlements.

In addition, Chen Ying had another idea, which was to let Erniu take action to guide the surplus snow leopards into the uninhabited area.

The distance between the two sides is very close. If it were not for the railway and highway separating them, they would actually be connected.

Compared to leopards, which are more suitable for living in forest areas, snow leopards are more suitable for uninhabited environments.

Xiao Song and Duanmu heard his idea and said in the group, "Brother Ying, does Erniu know that you are using it as bait?"

"How can this be used as bait? Although our Erniu is not as ferocious as other snow leopards, she has a good personality and can get along well with any leopard. She is the social gangster in the snow leopard world."

Besides, cross-regional exchanges can also promote genetic exchanges among populations, which is a good thing.

I just don’t know what the yellow-haired snow leopard thinks.

On second thought, why should the yellow-haired girl be so lucky? Our second girl is so good, shouldn’t we take a closer look at her, choose more, and pick the best one?

Anyway, Chen Ying is just like an old father. He doesn't like any male snow leopard and thinks they are all wild boars that are trying to eat his fresh and tender cabbages!
After formulating the release plan, Chen Ying had a meal with Qingye’s companions and returned to the Heyuan Management Station with the snacks they had sponsored for Erniu and Jinya.

"Where is Sister Lynx? Why isn't she with Jinya and the others?"

"The injured lynx has recovered and been released. Sister Lynx went back to the territory with it to prepare for the winter."

Xiao Song held back his laughter, glanced at the staff around him, and then pulled Chen Ying to his office before he laughed out loud.

"You don't know, before we released them, we led Sister Lynx to see the big lynx. But somehow Jinya followed her and brought Erniu here with her."

At that moment, if Jin Ya had not acted quickly and hugged Erniu, and if Sister Lynx had not quickly stopped the big lynx, the two big cats would probably have had another fight across the railing.

"Why? What deep hatred do Erniu have with that male lynx?"

"How should I know? I don't understand animal language." Xiao Song spread his hands, "I'm still waiting for you to come back, Brother Ying, and tell us after you understand the situation."

Xiao Song's words really aroused Chen Ying's curiosity. Taking Qingye's snacks, Chen Ying found the animal shed.

On the way, we met two teenagers from a herdsman's family who were following the staff to transport supplies.

Although the work was hard, both of them had many smiles on their faces.

Especially the deaf boy, he looked much more sunny compared to his previous gloomy appearance.

Without delaying their work, Chen Ying just said hello and left.

Behind him, two almost adult desert cats followed him hopping along.

Inside the animal shed, on the high wooden frame was Xiao Jin’s territory, and he and Jin Ya were sleeping soundly with their heads touching.

There was a man-made cave under the animal shed, and Erniu was sleeping in the middle holding the snow leopard cub.

Where is the little lynx?

Chen Ying looked at it curiously for a while, and finally found its trace among the wood piled at the fence.

The little guy was quite clever. He chose a big tree root with a hole in the middle and put some stuff inside it so it was protected from the wind and rain and slept comfortably.

The little lynx is a male and likes to be alone in his genes, but it was a little unexpected for Chen Ying that he chose to rest alone.

The first person to sense Chen Ying's arrival was Jin Ya, and then Erniu.

The two desert cats were not afraid of the two big cats at all. They squeezed in beside Erniu and lay on the snow leopard cub to keep warm.

The snow leopard cub opened his eyes, looked around, yawned, turned over while hugging a desert cat, and continued to sleep soundly.

"What did they do last night?"

Normally, even if the snow leopard cub wants to sleep, it will get up and rub against him and act coquettishly.

In today's state, it is obvious that he can't hold on, and he is very sleepy. Like a little lynx, he didn't even say hello, and the biggest thing in the world is sleeping.

Xiao Jin stood up from the wooden rack and stretched hard.

"They followed the two little guys to catch foxes last night."

"What do you mean, the fox annoyed them?"

"Nothing, it's just that the fox stole their prey."

Xiao Jin's tone contained a hint of gloating.

"They went to dig a hole to catch a rabbit, but the rabbit ran out from another hole. Before the two little guys could chase it, the fox that had been lurking nearby snatched the rabbit away."

(Tibetan fox: intercept, intercept!)

(End of this chapter)