Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 412 Mysterious Beast Shadow: The green peacock is a treasure, and we are just grass? (Monthly ticket plus more)
After placing Xiao Jin and Xiao Bai in the Snake Research Institute, Chen Ying took the albino hedgehog and the flying squirrel to the Forestry and Grassland Bureau to do some work.

To take these two little guys away, you need a legitimate reason.

Fortunately, Researcher Xiao testified for him that it was a white cobra that bit the little hedgehog and it needed treatment and observation.

The flying squirrel is Xiao Jin's prey and is not on the protected list. If it is used for research, it can be released into the wild in the end.

When he arrived at the Forestry and Grassland Bureau, the guard told him that there was a meeting in the bureau and he would have to wait a while if he wanted to do anything.

Just as he finished speaking, he saw someone on the second floor coming out of the bathroom at the end of the corridor. After taking a look at the door below, he showed a surprised expression.

"Brother Ying, when did you come here?"

It's a rare opportunity to meet an acquaintance. I met him at the Liangshan Nature Reserve before. Although we never worked together again later, we occasionally chatted in a group. He never missed a single like in Chen Ying's circle of friends.

The man in his thirties called the younger Chen Ying "brother" without any embarrassment.

"Brother Ying, you came at the right time. We are undecided about something here. I was just thinking of calling you during the break."

Xin Ping ran down from upstairs and took Chen Ying to the small reception room.

"A patrol team reported that a group of wild green peacocks were found in the northern part of Ailao Mountain. But now the problem is that the green peacocks are too close to human activity areas. The patrol team originally wanted to drive them into the mountains, but found that there were several cats hunting them between the peacocks and the deep mountains. Perhaps it is because of these cats that the green peacocks violated their habit and migrated outside the forest."

"Then how do you want me to help? Persuade those cats to leave?" Chen Ying's expression was a little strange. Can we talk about science?
"No way, I want you to help me see if we can guide the flock of peacocks to migrate to the valley."

Xin Ping turned on the projector and found the topographic map of the edge of the valley to show him.

"The current problem is that due to the bad climate in the past two years, the water volume of this river has been reduced by almost half compared to before, and the flow is sometimes cut off during the dry season. Our forest patrol team went to check the situation. It is probably because a small mudslide occurred at this location at some point in time, blocking one-third of the river, and forming a waterway gap here. The river water from the upper reaches used to flow directly from here, but now it is diverted here."

"So how do you plan to solve the water problem?"

"There are two ideas. One is to block this side and let the river flow through here. But geological experts disagree. Every choice made by nature has its own reasons. We can't change it as we wish. Blocking it may seem fine, but it will have a big impact on the surrounding areas of the river."

"Another option is to choose a suitable place here and build facilities such as artificial water intake points and feeding points. Try to integrate them with the surrounding nature."

Chen Ying touched his chin. Since they wanted him to help move the peacocks there, they must have chosen the second option.

"Our director just said that the second option will most likely be chosen, but the current problem is to determine the number of cats roaming around, and how to guide the green peacocks to migrate to the river valley."

Green peacocks are very picky about their environment. Although villagers will not harm them easily, the free-range cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese in the village will disturb the green peacocks.

These guys lay few eggs, almost half of that of blue peacocks.

Moreover, the hatching rate of blue peacocks is about 80%, while theirs is only about 10%. Even so, not all the successfully hatched peacocks will survive.

It can be said that the scarcity of these precious treasures is closely related to their pickiness.

Xin Ping asked Chen Ying to wait here for a while, and he would ask for leave and come over to accompany him to handle the procedures for the little hedgehog and the little flying squirrel.

Ten minutes later, Xin Ping came with their director.

Director Guo looked like he had been doing field surveys all year round, with dark skin and a weathered face.

"Thank you, Doctor Chen. You are here to help us."

Chen Ying just learned from other sources that Director Guo is an expert in green peacocks. He is a tough guy who can stay in the wild for a month without going home in order to find out the number of green peacocks in his jurisdiction.

In fact, Director Guo himself could guide the peacocks to migrate, but he didn't know much about animals, especially cats, and was afraid that leading the green peacocks to the edge of the valley would make it easier for cats to hunt them.

"We have set up infrared cameras in several places, but we can only capture very few effective images. It's like these cats have turned on their hide-and-seek talent, making it hard to know where to start."

There were dozens of photos on the projection screen, but only shadows flashed by. It was impossible to tell what species it was, and naturally it was even more impossible to tell whether it was just one or a group.

Chen Ying roughly understood their request. It was a small matter and it was only a piece of cake so she would definitely help.

He also placed the little hedgehog and the little flying squirrel in the rescue and shelter center under the bureau, and when he returned from his business trip, he would take the animals and their documents with him. When he went to the old forest, Xiao Jin must be brought along. Now there was also the clinging White Snake.

That’s right, this snake is a female, a newly adult female, no wonder it is so slimy.

Chen Ying thought, he still hasn't found a girlfriend, is it possible that all his luck with the opposite sex is due to female animals?
Look at the capable assistants around him, from Sister Bao to Jin Ya to Erniu, not all of them are female.

Now there is one more snake, and you can imagine how lively the future of Jiamugou will be.

Xin Ping acted as the driver and took Chen Ying to the Snake Research Institute to pick up Xiao Jin and Xiao Bai, and headed straight to Erbai Township.

Before leaving, he called Dao Meihua and learned from her that the snake that was entangled with Xiao Hai showed signs of shedding its skin. Now a group of them were heading towards the Snake Research Institute.

After waiting at the door for more than ten minutes, Dao Meihua got off the car with a large mountaineering bag.

"This is the outdoor supplies I prepared for you. They are basically the things you are used to. I also put this medical kit in your bag. You can take it out by unzipping it here."

Dao Meihua smiled at him a little tiredly, "I have to send those two guys back first. My grandma and grandma are still living in the nursing home. I can't let go of my worries until I see them in person."

"Okay, go get busy first, and I'll contact you when you're free."

After a few words, Chen Ying got in the car and left.

Dao Meihua stood at the entrance of the institute and watched the car go away with a dazed expression.

"Sister, he is..."

Before Dao Zhenhua could finish his words, he ran away groaning, covering his butt which had been kicked hard by his sister.

"Instead of caring about me, you might as well think about how to deal with grandma's tears at night."

Hearing her words, Dao Zhenhua and his cousin Bai Qi looked at each other and sighed together.

Two hours later, Xin Ping and Chen Ying arrived at Erbai Township. They would stay in the town for one night and go into the mountains early tomorrow morning, trying to reach the Erbai Management Station before noon.

There are only two full-time employees at the Erbai Management Station. The other eight are villagers from Shangbai Village. They are temporary forest rangers and their contracts are basically one-year. However, if they do not violate work discipline and are willing to continue working, they will be given priority for renewal of contract.

The salary is not high, but the work is flexible and close to home, and there are all kinds of benefits, and social security is also provided. You need to work 22 days a month, and overtime will be arranged for temporary tasks.

If Chen Ying and his friends need a guide when going into the mountains, a forest ranger will be arranged to serve as the guide.

The guide arranged for this time, Uncle Lin, grew up here and worked in the management station for eight years after retiring from the army. He can be called a living map.

After meeting Chen Ying and the others, Uncle Lin couldn't wait to lead them into the mountains, because he found a nest of clouded leopards in the mountains, one big and three small. He was not sure whether the threat to the green peacock was caused by this family of clouded leopards.

Entering the forest from the east end of the village and climbing over a cliff, you will officially enter the buffer zone of the nature reserve.

Standing on the mountainside, Uncle Lin pointed to the river valley ahead and said, "That is the planned green peacock protection site. We have already determined the place to feed the peacocks and build a water source. We are just waiting for approval and can start construction at any time."

The construction of feeding points and water sources is very simple and can be completed in two or three days. Only after they are finished will we arrange people to guide the green peacocks to migrate.

Before this, Chen Ying’s task was to determine what kind of animals were threatening the survival of the green peacock and how many there were.

Only by understanding it clearly can we guide and expel them in a targeted manner, or use other food to induce them to give up hunting green peacocks.

This is also because humans cannot directly interfere with force, otherwise Uncle Lin and his team would have considered putting sacks on the animals that pose a threat to the green peacocks and moving them to other places.

After listening to Uncle Lin's complaints, Chen Ying didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Although green peacocks are very precious, they are also a link in the food chain. We cannot forcibly change the hunting behavior of other animals in order to protect them. What is the difference between this and locking up green peacocks?
Leaving the hillside, they officially entered the primeval forest. The environment here was much brighter and more open than the place where they had been looking for those unfortunate children, but walking in it still made people nervous, fearing that something would pop out if they stepped on it.

(Ailao Mountain patrol team at work)
(End of this chapter)