Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 419 They all have cubs, why don't I have any?

He has no say over the country's land.

But no one disturbed him. The distance between the two houses was about sixty or seventy meters, which was enough to provide the animals with a quiet resting environment.

After Erniu took the cubs away, the animal shed was renovated and currently houses two wild donkey calves and a yak calf whose mother had died.

"The mother yak was already ill and never fully recovered after giving birth to her calf. When my classmates and I went to observe the herd of wild yaks, we found that the mother yak was kneeling on the grass and trying to stand up but failed."

"The little yak wanted to help its mother stand up, but failed. Two other yaks nearby also wanted to help, but they also failed. Finally, the two big yaks left, and my classmates and I dared to go over to check the situation."

On the night they tried their best to get the mother yak and her calf back, the mother yak died. The calf knelt beside the mother yak and cried all night, and fell to the ground weakly the next day.

Tsering sent his own milk to feed the calf and took care of it without sleep for seven or eight days before he finally saved the calf.

"Now those students are feeding them. My task is to monitor Erniu."

The daily work records were very complete, and it was already evening when Chen Ying finished reading them.

Dao Meihua followed Sun Qihai to see Erniu, and met Jin Ya who was hunting on the way.

Xiao Jin was there too, but he looked a little disheveled.

Arboreal animals were still somewhat vulnerable to the howling cold wind in the no-man’s land. Fortunately, Jin Ya felt sorry for Xiao Jin, and in the rock crevice cave near Er Niu, she gave her warm nest to Xiao Jin, took the initiative to hunt and feed him, and used her thick fur to keep him warm.

Dao Meihua's purpose of coming here was to build a place for Xiao Jin and Jin Ya to shelter from the cold.

The frost-proof pet villa that has been prepared in advance only needs to be installed according to the diagram.

After finding a suitable sheltered spot, Dao Meihua and Sun Qihai worked together to build a pet villa, and then camouflaged the exterior with waterproof cloth and hay.

When finished, it looked like a natural cave, but with insulation to keep out the cold and animal hide mats for warmth.

Erniu was very curious, but she suppressed her equally curious cubs and did not allow them to come out to play. She was very wary of Dao Meihua and would make threatening noises when she approached.

Jin Ya was not very familiar with her, but knew that she was with her two-legged beasts and came to help build the winter hut. She was not close to her but did not drive her away. Only Xiao Jin was less familiar with her scent because of the few days of getting along with her. After the small villa was completed, it went in to feel it for a while, and even came out to rub against Dao Meihua to express its gratitude.

This custom-made villa was inspired by the dark animal cave. In places with poor conditions, some caves are artificially built for animals to spend the winter.

The only problem is that this is only suitable for small and medium-sized animals, and it is not very suitable for larger ones like snow leopards.

But it can still come in handy when giving birth.

Erniu didn't allow the children to go in, but she ran in to feel it herself and felt that it was still not as comfortable as the cave. The space was too narrow and she couldn't even turn twice. If the children were added, it would definitely be full.

Dao Meihua was very satisfied after seeing Erniu. She also saw some of Erniu's cubs. The brave older cub poked its head out and looked at them for more than ten seconds. As for the second and third cubs, they only saw two long tender tails.

"Let's go, let's go back first." Dao Meihua pulled Sun Qihai away from here and asked about the current situation of the rest stop on the way.

"After the last inspection by the leaders, the bureau allocated some money, and we renovated the old building of the rest station, remodeled two operating rooms, and equipped them with equipment. In addition, the fences at the back were increased from two to four. We retained the previous two and rebuilt two fences, one large and one small, to specifically rescue and accommodate animals such as Tibetan wild donkeys and Tibetan antelopes."

"The board house is divided into four areas. One-third of the left building is the accommodation area. The rooms are set up as four-person dormitories, with beds on top and desks below. There is a larger public reading room and lounge. The other two-thirds are the office area and the bird isolation area. The row of nets at the back is the bird containment area."

"The one on the right is planned by the Animal Husbandry Bureau. One-third of it is also the accommodation area. The conditions are slightly better, with two people in a room, but they don't have a separate office. The accommodation is combined with the office area. The other houses are their laboratories or something, I don't know the details. There is also a row of animal pens in the back, probably built for breeding."

In addition, the energy supply facilities are relatively simple and, at present, can barely provide a stable supply of their daily needs.

This place is no longer called a rest stop, it is signed "Heyuan First Aid Station" and "Heyuan Biological Research Base".

"I heard that it was originally planned to be called the Animal Research Base, but it seems that someone objected. I heard through the grapevine that the Botanical Research Institute is protesting and said they want to join in, too."

Sun Qihai was shocked. "The vegetation here is not particularly rich. Why are they all crowding here?"

Dao Meihua glanced at him sideways. What? Are you looking down on people who study plants?
"I heard that Director Yin Li of the Heyuan Management Station is a botany major." Dao Meihua said lightly, and Sun Qihai's pupils shrank.

Oh my god, he never researched Yin Li's background. He is an animal environmentalist, and he does animal protection on the plateau. He always thought that Station Master Yin and Doctor Chen were classmates in the same major.

Dao Meihua paid attention to what Sun Qihai said. Maybe she could cooperate with Yin Li?
There is also a cafeteria at the Animal Husbandry Bureau, where others can also go to eat.

Only employees of the Animal Husbandry Bureau receive meal subsidies, while others have to pay for it themselves.

“The prices in the cafeteria are still very cheap, and it’s much better than cooking by yourself.”

Sun Qihai took Dao Meihua to the cafeteria to get food and introduced her to a few friends he knew.

"Brother Sun, have you heard the news? There was an accident at the checkpoint. Someone wanted to evade inspection and walked around the checkpoint at night. As a result, they had a car accident. The driver and several yak calves in the car were all killed."

"So serious? I haven't heard of it."

"The problem is not just that. Did you know that those dead calves were all wild yaks?"

"No way? Poaching is resurrecting?"

"It's not poaching. How should I put it? I heard that the second-generation blood of wild yaks is very valuable now. Those people may have stolen calves and sold them to breeding farms, then laundered them and used them as breeding cattle to cultivate the second-generation blood."

"What a fucking fool."

Although Sun Qihai is not an expert in wild yaks, he knows that this behavior is similar to poaching. If it is not curbed, wild yaks will become a source of gold in the eyes of those people after Tibetan antelopes.

After returning to the emergency station with the meal, Chen Ying was still checking the information. When she was called out to eat, she was still holding the tablet in her hands. During the meal, Sun Qihai mentioned this matter, and Chen Ying looked up in surprise.

"Someone has set their sights on this path so soon?"

After learning that the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau planned to promote the domestication of the second generation of wild yaks, he felt that something might go wrong.

But personal power is limited after all, and he cannot stop the promotion.

Compared with the regular method of introducing domestic yaks into the wild, this method of directly domesticating wild yak calves is safer. Of course, the price is definitely not low.

Dao Meihua had been silent the whole time, and only now did she hand the phone to Chen Ying for him to look at.

"I asked a friend and learned that there were eight calves involved in the accident. We also found out there was another case of illegal hunting of wild yak calves. There were a total of 12 calves, six of which died during transportation, and the remaining six were sold to several breeding farms."

Chen Ying's face darkened and he became suddenly angry.

In just half a month, fourteen calves died because of human ambition. They deserve severe punishment.

The person who sent the message to Dao Meihua should have been involved in this case. He said that the group of people rode motorcycles near the uninhabited area and deliberately frightened the yaks. The adult yaks ran fast, but the calves were slow and were left behind. Then they took the opportunity to forcibly load the calves onto their vehicles and take them away.

A total of eight people were involved in the case, and the case is still under investigation.

As the three of them were talking about this, they saw comrades from the Animal Husbandry Bureau across the street running towards them.

"Doctor Chen, the bureau has arranged to send six wild yak calves here for temporary placement. I may need your help in checking the health of the calves to make sure they are fine so that we can arrange for their release."

"Is it the six calves involved in the illegal hunting case?"

"Yes, you heard about it too? The person involved has been arrested. The six calves that were previously in the herder's home have to be transported here for testing. They can only be released after they are confirmed to be fine. It will probably take a month."

"No problem with me. Just call me anytime when the calves arrive."

"Okay, it will probably be delivered tonight. I'll go prepare the fence and fodder first. I'll trouble you, Doctor Chen."

Around five in the afternoon, a large truck drove in slowly and unloaded six calves from the truck. They did not look in particularly good condition.

Chen Ying picked up the medical kit and rushed over fully armed to help give the calf a physical examination.

The calves were not in good spirits. They all looked exhausted and a little timid.

The six calves were divided into three pens and fed with all the prepared high-quality food.

The calves mooed softly and refused to eat, especially one that looked to be just over a week old. After standing for a while, it sat down in the corner with its head drooped.

Chen Ying came over and saw it at a glance, and hurried over to check its body.

"It's mainly hungry. It's too small and still drinking breast milk. Let's mix some milk over here first." There was no suitable milk powder at the moment, so Sun Qihai ran back and shared some of the rations for the calves over there.

After heating it a little, I fed the calf with a bottle. At first it refused to eat, but later it tasted it and kept sucking on it.

Seeing that their little friend was having milk to drink, several other calves also came over, especially the larger calf in the same pen, who wanted to grab the milk directly.

“When will the milk powder arrive?”

"It's being deployed and will be sent along with the supplies, but it's estimated to arrive tomorrow afternoon."

"I'll call Tsering and see if they can help me out."

According to the situation analysis, among this batch of six calves, only two still need milk powder supplementation, and the others can eat concentrated feed and grass.

As long as the feed and water are replenished, these calves will recover after some care.

An hour later, Tsering drove over with two buckets of milk and some milk powder for the calves that his family had prepared.

"Use it first. Tell me if it's not enough." He squatted outside the fence and looked at a few calves. He sighed, "Those guys are such bastards."

The news has spread among the herdsmen, and some even want to steal the calves.

However, these things had nothing to do with Chen Ying. He checked the conditions of the calves one by one, made records, and then went back to his side.

In August, there is a big temperature difference between morning and night, especially when it is windy, the whistling sound feels like it will blow the roof off.

With the expansion of small photovoltaic power stations, electric stoves can be used for heating at night.

The square table is surrounded by a thick table curtain. A pot of milk tea is boiling on the stove in the middle, with some dried fruits, oranges and red dates. People are qualified to cook tea around the stove.

The three of them looked at their own information.

Dao Meihua wants to join the plant research team here.

She had completed the project her supervisor had assigned her last time, but she still didn't have enough papers to graduate. She wasn't the type to write a few papers to fill the gap, and she also had the capital to conduct more in-depth research.

What we are looking at now is the distribution of medicinal plants in the uninhabited areas of the plateau.

"Brother Ying, I plan to look for Rhodiola rosea, especially the place where Tanggu Rhodiola rosea grows. I may have to stay here for a while. Will it disturb your work?"

"It's okay. The conditions here at the rest stop aren't very good. How about I talk to Yin Li and ask you to stay at the maintenance station? Xiao Liu is there, so you two girls will have some company."

"Okay, then please talk to Brother Li first, and I'll contact my family to send me something."

Dao Meihua would not care about these trivial matters. The rest stop was not far from the maintenance station. If she really had any intention, could the distance of dozens of kilometers stop her?

Yin Li will definitely be very welcoming. Dao Meihua is a major sponsor of their Heyuan Management Station. They have invested so much money in equipment and property here. If he wants to stay here for a while and do research, they would like to welcome him most.

Besides, Dao Meihua had talked to him a few words before and mentioned that she wanted to find a project on the plateau to complete her doctoral thesis.

Yin Li himself graduated in forestry, but he has a deep understanding of plants. He has not abandoned his professional knowledge in the past few years at the management station. When he went out to patrol the mountains, he made records of the rare plants he found, including Rhodiola rosea.

If Dao Meihua wanted to find Rhodiola rosea, he could bring it there personally.

In addition to Rhodiola rosea, he is also studying two rare plateau plants. Unfortunately, he is usually surrounded by rough men and no one can discuss relevant information with him, which makes him feel regretful.

This is the temporary settlement for Dao Meihua. Chen Ying feels relieved to leave her in the care of Yin Li, while he himself needs to study the distribution and spread of snow leopards and lynxes to the east of the no-man's land.

The spread of snow leopards and lynxes has forced prairie wolves to spread toward human gathering areas, and the impact on densely populated areas is also relatively large.

Only after figuring out the spread trend can the local forestry and grassland bureau and animal protection volunteers start related work. Whether it is strengthening vigilance or setting up isolation fences, it requires time and a lot of manpower and material resources.

I was almost getting ready to go to bed when the door was pushed open a crack and a cat's head squeezed in.

"Jin Ya, why did you come back suddenly? Where's Xiao Jin?"

Jin Ya came over and rubbed his leg perfunctorily, then ran towards his room. A few minutes later, she came out dragging a small blanket.

"Jin Ya has become a spirit, right? She even remembers to come back and get the quilt."

The small blanket was dragging on the ground and it kept stepping on it, almost tripping itself over.

Jin Ya was a little anxious. She bit the quilt and looked up at Chen Ying. Her eyes were watery and full of grievance.

Chen Ying had no choice but to get up and help it wrap the quilt with cloth and put it on its back.

The clever kids at home have already learned how to open packages, and simple knots can't stop their sharp teeth and claws at all.

The next day, Chen Ying went to the mountain to visit the little guys and saw Xiao Jin curled up in the innermost room with a small quilt and sleeping. Curled up with him was a gray and white little lynx.

A little further up, in a crevice, three little snow leopards were playing and fluttering around with each other. They looked a lot bigger than the last time I saw them.

Hearing the calls above his head, Chen Ying took a few steps back and looked up, only to find that Erniu, Jinya, and Ms. Lynx, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, were gathered on a rock above him to bask in the sun.

It turns out that the gray and white little lynx is the child of Ms. Lynx. It has the same fur color as its mother, and it looks like it will grow up to be a beautiful big lynx.

As usual, I took out the three little snow leopards to measure their body data, and pinched their stomachs and paws.

The older cub’s teeth were quite sharp, and it still hurt a little when I bit him through my gloves.

Erzai had an "ask me what you want" look on his face and was particularly interested in the zipper head on Chen Ying's chest. He kept fiddling with it and even wanted to take a bite.

The third girl was just like her mother, very clingy. She curled up on Chen Ying and snored happily.

After putting the snow leopard cub back, Chen Ying did not disturb the three ladies from sunbathing and continued to climb up.

This time he almost climbed to the top of the mountain. Looking at the flat plateau meadow on the other side and the animals roaming freely on the meadow, a sense of vastness came over him.

Just as he was about to walk over to the meadow to take a look, he turned around and saw Jin Yamao hiding behind a rock, looking at him stealthily.

"What are you doing? What bad things have you done? Why are you hiding?"

Jin Ya thought about it, walked over and rubbed his calves back and forth twice, then lay down, pressed down on the back of his feet, turned over, revealing her soft belly.

"Tell me, what do you want to do?"

"When are you going to give me the cub you promised me? They all have cubs, why don't I have any?"

Chen Ying was confused, "I promised you, bastard? When did I promise?"

"Oh, you promised me before that after my brother gave birth to a baby, you said I would have my own baby too."

Chen Ying's face was filled with black lines. Wasn't it because Jin Ya had always wanted to steal his brother's cub that he coaxed her to give up because he was afraid that Jin Ya would get beaten? Where could he get a cub for Jin Ya to raise now?

However, Chen Ying has been with Jin Ya for several years after all. He raised this question for no reason, so he must have some plan in mind.

"Tell me, what do you want to do? Do you want me to cooperate with you?"

Jin Ya's eyes rolled around guiltily, and after a while, she hugged Chen Ying's calf coquettishly and said that she had taken a fancy to a cub and wanted Chen Ying to help her bring it back.

"You don't know that its mother doesn't like it. It can only eat a few bites of the prey it catches. It can survive only by picking up leftovers from other people."

"Are there any lynxes with cubs around here?"

"Yes, yes. If you agree, I will go and fetch it back. But you have to help me take a look at it. It seems to have some problems with its eyes."

Chen Ying did not agree directly, and asked Jin Ya to take him to see the situation first.

Seeing that his attitude had softened, Jin Ya turned over and got up, "Then let's go now!"

The whole Lynx exuded an impatience of excitement.

(End of this chapter)