Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 335: Cat Daji
After safely seeing off the program crew, Chen Ying sorted out her personal social media accounts.

I cancelled all accounts except the popular science account on Bilibili.

He used to want to promote Jiamugou and animal protection.

But later I found that there are always some people who speculate about others with the greatest malice.

Every time he posted some videos and popular science articles on his account, those haters would jump up and down and say that he was going to sell goods, making a good account a mess.

These people don’t even think about what kind of goods his popular science account can bring.

Should he sell Giant Panda Green Rice Dumplings or Jin Ya’s leftover rabbit skins?

Instead of wasting time and emotion on these people, it is better to catch a few more animals and do a physical examination.

The program crew went to Wenquan Valley the next day. A guide sent by the management station next door led them into the mountain. Chen Ying carried his medical box and ran to watch the giant pandas fight.

A lot of fur has fallen off, and Qingtuan is also supplied by the pound. Comparing with last year's records, I found that there are indeed a few more new cats this year.

"The few female giant pandas that came here last year probably all brought their cubs with them. According to their habits, they won't go into heat again until their cubs are at least one and a half years old. Maybe we can see them next year."

Almost all the field staff of the conservation center were mobilized, and those who were on vacation voluntarily stopped their vacations and divided into several small teams to go into the mountains to observe and protect the giant pandas.

In addition, this year the center made a big move and sent five captive giant pandas for introduction into the wild.

The two males have passed the second stage of wild cultivation for two years and will be released separately after the estrus period ends this year.

Among the three female giant pandas, two are the offspring of wild twins, and the mother of one is a wild cat and the father is the stud male "Hui Ye".

Although Hui Ye is a captive giant panda, he is still quite wild, so this female giant panda is no less capable than the two wild offspring.

The three female giant pandas are still released separately in three relatively concentrated areas.

Having learned from last year’s experience, this year’s giant pandas were kept far apart, thus ensuring that the cubs’ paternal genes did not overlap, thus avoiding the possibility of subsequent inbreeding.

As time went by, more and more pandas gathered around Laoxionggou. At the peak, seventeen different individuals appeared in five days.

Such a high density of overlap puts a lot of pressure on researchers.

How to protect pandas from getting seriously injured during fights and how to guide them to eat.

These questions piled up together and made my brain dry.

The good news is that they had a hunch last year that more pandas would come this year, so they replanted and introduced a lot of bamboo that pandas like to eat in this forest.

At present, it seems that it should still be able to bear the burden.

But another batch won’t work.

Chen Ying followed the panda people to several places, and finally decided to let Dabai and Jiaojiao take action, and Chen Ying cooperated to lead the new pandas to Haizipo.

Haizipo is located in the upper reaches of Laoxionggou, and two-thirds of it is in the neighboring protected area, with an altitude of more than 200 meters higher.

But the vegetation here is better, with dense bamboo forests, and there is only one indigenous panda, who is quite old.

Chen Ying was initially worried that if they lured the pandas there, the old pandas would be displaced.

But according to analysis of satellite maps, if the old panda walks southwest along the angle between Haizipo and Laoxionggou, there is a not particularly good location where it will have no problem in living there in its old age.

After placing infrared cameras in key locations, Chen Ying would not have to intervene in the subsequent work.

After he has some time, he plans to visit Xiaozhai Village.

As soon as I came out to the maintenance station, my cell phone rang.

It was the host, Sister Wang, who called.

They had finished filming the show and had already left. I called Chen Ying today to ask about something that seemed a little off about the kittens her cat had given birth to.

"My mother took Yingmei back to her hometown in Northeast China last year. Yingmei played around in the village and found that she had a baby when she came back. Today, my mother and I cleaned the cat bed for Yingmei and found that the colors and patterns of the two kittens are a little different."

Sister Wang sent all the photos and short videos to Chen Ying. When he clicked on them, he was surprised to see that this Ying girl is so amazing!

"These two, no, this whole litter should be the offspring of Yingmei and a wild leopard cat. Are there leopard cats in your hometown?"

"I don't know. My mother's hometown is next to the forest farm. I seldom go there. Especially in recent years, I have been busy with work. I haven't been there for at least ten years."

Sister Wang paused for a moment and asked in disbelief, "Is this really an ocelot? What should I do now? Is this a wild animal?"

Chen Ying smiled. "If it is confirmed that this litter of kittens is the offspring of wild leopard cats, then they are. In this case, you cannot feed them privately. But the situation with your cat is also very rare, and it is not that you deliberately bred wild second generation privately. As for what to do specifically, I suggest you go directly to the Forestry and Grassland Bureau near your home and do whatever they say."

Hearing Chen Ying say this, Sister Wang immediately felt relieved.

Because of her status, she had to be careful and cautious. She had posted photos of the kittens on the Internet before. But the kittens were still small at that time, and it was difficult to distinguish the color and pattern of their fur. Now it is obvious that the pattern on their bodies is not right.

But how can such a small kitten survive without its mother? If it really cannot stay at home, Yingmei may have to take the child back to her hometown to live.

Chen Ying was going to do a science popularization on small cats, so she asked Xiao Wang if she could use photos of her cats. "It's okay, as long as it's not for commercial use, you can use it as you like."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Ying clicked on the cat's photo and looked at it a few more times, marveling at it.

Such domestic cat-wild cat hybrids do exist. In rural areas, especially those close to the wild, there are quite a few of these hybrid animals.

Just like wolves and dogs, wild boars and domestic pigs, wild yaks and domestic yaks, they all belong to the same problem.

But to be honest, wild cats have very high requirements for finding a mate, and not just any cat will do.

All I can say is that Sister Wang’s daughter Yingmei, no matter her appearance or personality, has captivated Wildcat.

"This is the Daji of cats!"

Putting this little episode behind him, he took a walk around Xiaozhai Village and found that the simple and somewhat backward village in his memory had changed a lot.

A special parking lot has been built at the entrance of the village, which is very scientifically planned. There is also a two-story building with a sign saying "Tourist Center".

Extending to the left and right of the small building are curved wind and rain corridors, with a small cement square in the middle. In the middle of the small square is a special fire pit designed specifically for bonfire parties.

The old stone roads in the village were cleaned and repaired, and a canal was built at the door of every household to imitate the ancient town.

Originally, this canal was only found in Jiangnan and Lijiang, but now it is different and has become a standard feature of ancient towns.

Down the canal is a living water park, about 400 meters long.

The water flowing through the village canal goes through this living water treatment process and then flows into the river below, with much less pollution.

Go through the village from east to west, fork in the road at the Living Water Park, and go up to the bird-watching trail in the mountains, which connects several surrounding villages.

Walk down and circle the Living Water Park, and then take another road to return to the village entrance via the viewing path behind the Wildlife Rescue and Shelter Station.

Many people came to Chen Ying to ask him whether he wanted to sell or rent out his old house.

Chen Ying declined politely.

He is not short of money, so there is no need to sell the old house.

But now it seems that the dilapidated old house standing on the roadside is indeed an obstacle to the development of the village. Why not find someone to renovate it before the busy farming season?

The old foundation remains unchanged, and the house on it is demolished and rebuilt.

Just do it when you think it through.

Standing at the door, he called his father and told him about it. Mr. Chen agreed immediately and transferred some money to him, saying that the house was left to him by Chen Ying's grandfather, and he could decide what to do with it.

It was impossible for Chen Ying to stay here, so he found the village chief and asked him to help rebuild the house.

"I can't help you with this, but I can recommend a reliable construction team to you. They built the visitor center outside our village. They have good craftsmanship and are reliable. You can tell them how to build it, and I can help you watch it when it's done."

All right, this is fine. Besides, Yin Li's sister is still in the village, she can help keep an eye on things.

As for Uncle Chen Ying's house, it is now rented out to open a handmade beverage shop. The cat house in the yard is retained, but the civet cats basically don't come anymore.

The boss simply raised two local cats and kept them there, which also attracted many tourists with children to come in and spend money.

After taking care of the issue of the old house in the village, Chen Ying went to the relief center again to collect supplies and subsidies for this quarter, and also asked about the professional title levels of him and Xia Sen.

Chen Ying applied for the intermediate professional title on an exceptional basis. He met three of the four conditions, and with the help of his teacher, it was easily approved.

But Xia Sen can't do that. He only got the junior assistant title last year, and he doesn't even have enough conditions to apply for an exception. It is estimated that he will have to wait until their project is completed, and they get the paper and the award before they can apply.

But Chen Ying is different. He met the conditions for applying for senior rank on an exceptional basis last year. It was only because he applied for his intermediate professional title on an exceptional basis, and then applied for senior rank two or three years later, that he was easily targeted.

The director of the center told him that it would be no problem to wait until this year's project is finished and then apply again next year. Others with the ability can also do the project, research technology or create benefits.

From beginning to end, the director did not mention a word about the program team. Instead, he said that he had not made good arrangements on his side, which made Xia Sen feel wronged. He also found a reason to apply for a subsidy for him.

The money is not much, and it is mainly to comfort young comrades.

"By the way, Xiao Chen, are you asking about the South China tiger cubs?"

"Yes, I was lucky enough to get a pair of white tiger cubs when I went abroad this time, but the director of my place also knows that it is not suitable to raise white tiger cubs. In addition, I have communicated with the M Alliance before, and I am also very interested in the work of releasing South China tigers into the wild. I wonder if I can start training from cubs, maybe I can see the possibility of successfully releasing South China tigers into the wild."

The director finished a cigarette in silence and said, "Okay, I'll take care of it. But you have to promise me that no matter whether the final result is successful or not, you must see some effect."

"It will definitely work, and I personally think the chances of success are at least 50 percent."

"Okay, go back and wait for news. I'll find a tiger cub for you in a week at most."

Chen Ying's eyes lit up, "Then I'll wait for good news from the director."

After leaving the center, Chen Ying quickly reviewed his plan, which he had only a rough idea of, in the car and started to call people.

(End of this chapter)