Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 348 The Thoughtful Disabled Tiger Cub (asking for monthly ticket)
There are also Siberian tigers in the south, but most of them are captive and artificially bred.

It is also impossible to send real wild Siberian tigers to the south for exhibition.

Chen Ying and Professor Bai's concerns are not unfounded. After all, the first aid station where Chen Ying is located is a semi-wild environment, and the climatic conditions there are more suitable for the survival of South China tigers and Bengal tigers.

Moreover, there are already two little South China tigers living in the emergency station. If a disabled Siberian tiger comes, I wonder if the little Siberian tiger will be bullied by the two little tigers.

Another thing is that given Xiao Dongbei's current condition, even if it recovers a certain ability to walk later, it is almost impossible to let it live in the wild.

In other words, even if it recovers, it will have to stay in a zoo or wildlife park for the rest of its life.

This is actually the fate of most rescued animals.

But we cannot not save them just because they will lose their freedom in the future. Life is above everything else.

After tossing and turning for a very tiring sleep, Chen Ying went to the special care unit at six in the morning to see the sub-adult tiger.

"Everything else is fine. It has some inflammation, and I've already put it on medication. I added some sedatives in it so it can rest well."

Sister Fen, the team leader, came over with a tablet to show Chen Ying, "We did a CT scan last night, and the results are pretty good. If there are no accidents, the bone injury will not be a problem to recover, but only one eye can be saved."

Chen Ying went into the ward and touched it with her own hands to make sure that the slight movements throughout the night had not caused any problems to occur again in the repositioned bones.

"This is already good. After all, it was so badly injured that I doubted whether it could survive when I saw it yesterday."

The eyes are a small matter; the injury to its neck is the most fatal.

If the adult tiger had loosened its grip a little later, or had used a little more force, the sub-adult tiger would have died on the spot.

Sometimes I think about it and I don’t know whether death is a blessing or a curse.

Looking up at the surveillance camera, Chen Ying resisted the urge to take out the medicine.

It's not that we don't want to save it. Firstly, its condition is relatively stable, and it's not to the point where we have to do everything we can to save it.

Secondly, this is someone else's family, not your own business. If you use any medicine other than that prescribed by the doctor, you will have to write a report of 18,000 words. It would be better to wait until you have a chance to be alone before giving it to the patient.

After making sure that there was no problem, Chen Ying came out of the ICU, had breakfast, and turned to go to the animal kindergarten next to the tiger park.

The kindergarten occupies a large area, and the wild animals, ordinary animals, and herbivorous cubs are all fed separately.

The disabled tiger cub was placed in a separate room.

The room was very clean and contained toys that the little tigers liked, but the disabled little tiger did not play with them. He huddled in the corner and hid his head under his two front paws.

When Chen Ying went in, it shook visibly.

"What's going on?" Chen Ying turned and asked the breeder.

"This little guy has been in a bad mood since he was born. Unlike other tiger cubs that get angry and bite or run around, this one has been very silent. He didn't struggle when I took him for a checkup."

The breeder struggled for a while and uttered a few words with difficulty, "It's like accepting your fate."

Accept fate? Accept what fate? Does it think its mother has abandoned it?
As an expert in animal psychology, Chen Ying immediately figured out the problem.

This little tiger has a lot on his mind.

He walked in and picked up the little tiger from the ground.

Everyone has to wear a gown after entering the park. Firstly, it is equivalent to a uniform. Secondly, the gown is of very strong quality and is waterproof and tear-proof.

After all, the little animals cannot control their claws very freely. If they don’t wear this kind of clothes, their clothes will be almost scrapped by the time they get off work.

A ten-month-old tiger cub should be quite heavy, but this little tiger has a developmental retardation and weighs about the same as a five or six-month-old cub.

Chen Ying picked it up and sat on the small platform built specifically for the tiger. Then she began to pet the tiger and feed it special cat food.

This cat food is specially formulated by the center. It can supplement the nutrients that Xiaohu lacks, and can also grind teeth and clean the mouth.

"If you don't eat and become skinny due to hunger, your mother will beat me every time she sees me."

Hearing Chen Ying's slightly sad voice, although Xiao Naohu didn't quite understand what he meant, he could still understand the words "mom" saying to him.

"Aww, Mommy doesn't want me anymore."

"What nonsense are you talking about." Chen Ying covered Xiao Naohu's mouth with her hand, and pretended to look around. "Your mother only entrusted you to me temporarily, how could she not want you anymore?"

"Then why doesn't it come with me?"

Chen Ying rolled his eyes and coughed lightly.

"Remember that male tiger?"

The little tiger tilted his head and nodded ignorantly.

It remembered it so clearly, that tiger was exactly what it dreamed of looking like when it grew up!

"That male tiger wanted to pursue your mother, but..." Chen Ying lowered his head to meet the little tiger's gaze. It was too pure and clear, making him feel like he couldn't make it up any more. "Your mother was worried that it would hurt you, so she entrusted you to me, and then it went to deal with the male tiger. When it's safe, it will come back to pick you up."

After hearing what Chen Ying said, Little Tiger's clear but lifeless eyes gradually brightened up. "Really? Mom really doesn't want me anymore?"

"Of course it's true. We have such a good relationship, how could I lie to you?"

Little Tiger was so excited that he almost barked like a dog.

It was so happy. It turned out that its mother did not abandon it and did not think of it as a burden.

Mom, mom, I will be good and obedient, eat well, and grow up to be a smart tiger to protect you!
After finishing the cat food in his mouth, the little tiger felt hungry and wanted to eat meat and chew bones!
Chen Ying sent a message to the breeder, asking him to send in a small piece of beef rib and a rabbit leg.

Ten-month-old tiger cubs can already eat meat with bones. Chewing bones can also exercise their chewing ability and increase the hardness of their teeth.

I watched the tiger cub finish eating a pound of beef ribs and a rabbit leg, cleaned the dirt on its body, helped it defecate, and then let it play in the room by itself.

When wild animals first arrive at a place, they need to be quarantined and isolated.

Tiger cubs naturally have to go through this step as well.

"I'm going to see a tiger brother. He was bitten by another male tiger. It's very serious."

Chen Ying squatted in front of the tiger cub and described to it with a serious expression the injuries inflicted on the sub-adult tiger by the adult tiger.

After hearing what Chen Ying said, the little tiger took a breath and believed absolutely in what Chen Ying had said to it before.

The mother let it go, it must be for its safety!

Little Tiger clenched his claws and vowed to grow up to be the most powerful and majestic tiger and protect his mother from being harmed by those bad tigers.

(My tears wet my beef rice, and I vowed to defeat the big bad guy!)
After coming out of the isolation kennel and being disinfected, Chen Ying saw the leader of the medical team's tiger cub group.

"Doctor Chen, are you free? I have a few questions for you."

Don't hit a smiling person. Chen Ying had nothing to do for the time being, so she followed the team leader to the small office to communicate.

During the conversation, he learned that the Tiger and Leopard Park and the breeding base were jointly carrying out a plan to release Siberian tigers into the wild.

"To be honest, although it sounds like the problem with Siberian tigers is not as serious as that with South China tigers, it is only in the past two years since the state has given priority protection to Siberian tigers and leopards that the number of tigers and leopards has increased slightly."

However, the number of tigers kept in captivity in domestic zoos now far exceeds the number of wild populations. If this continues, tigers will no longer be tigers.

This is no joke.

In the wild, the activity range of female Siberian tigers is generally 300-500 square kilometers, while the activity range of male tigers can exceed 1000 square kilometers.

But in a zoo, there are several or even dozens of tigers living in an area of ​​dozens or hundreds of acres.

Besides, tigers will not share territory with other tigers except during the breeding and raising cubs period. There is a saying that “there can’t be two tigers in one mountain, unless they are one male and one female”, which well explains the character of tigers.

But it is definitely different in the zoo. Can a tiger like this still be called a fierce tiger?

"To be honest, the issue of releasing tigers into the wild has been raised for quite some time, but there has been almost no progress. The few cases of release that have taken place so far are actually the result of rescuing tigers from the wild and then releasing them into other places."

After looking at Chen Ying who was silent, Team Leader Qi finally got to the point.

"I learned from Brother Hai that you, Dr. Chen, have been promoting the reintroduction of South China tigers into the wild, and that some results have been achieved. I would like to invite Dr. Chen to join our reintroduction team and give us some guidance."

He made this invitation after consulting with the center's leaders and other team members, and it was absolutely sincere.

Chen Ying subconsciously wanted to refuse. He already had enough projects on hand, and he would not have enough energy to allocate if he had more.

Look at the situation this year. I went back to Jiamugou and left again within a few months. I don’t know if Jin Ya will be angry when I go back this time.

Team leader Qi saw Chen Ying's hesitation and quickly explained, "We don't need Doctor Chen to be here either. We just hope that Doctor Chen can give us some ideas when we encounter difficulties, and give us some pointers when we take detours."

This requirement is really not high.

Chen Ying thought about it and realized that although tigers are divided into several subspecies, the essence of their release into the wild is actually the same.

He will not participate in the implementation of specific steps, but will only provide assistance as an expert consultant. This should not affect his work too much.

Besides, the disabled tiger cub is still in their hands. It has tiger qualities. In the future, they may ask them for help in getting some information and breeding manuals of Siberian tigers. The relationship cannot be strained.

Team leader Qi is also a man who gets things done. He didn't chat with Chen Ying for the rest of the time, and their conversations were all about practical stuff.

Including some experience Chen Ying had gained from Sister Bao and Snow Leopard Erniu about ferocious beasts such as leopards, she shared them with Team Leader Qi almost without reservation.

Although leopards are different, the general direction is always the same. The difference lies in the hunting methods and food sources nurtured by the living environment, etc.

As they talked, Chen Ying suddenly thought of that silly Leopard, who was still waiting for him to introduce her to a girl.

"Team Leader Qi, I want to ask, based on the information you have, is there any area with more female leopards?"

"Well, that must be us." Team leader Qi blurted out.

(End of this chapter)