Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 421 Is This Really Not an Animal Kindergarten?
Chen Ying took her female classmates to take inventory of the available medical supplies and equipment to see if they needed to apply for purchase in advance.

It would take at least ten days to go out with Yin Li and Dao Meihua. If we don’t prepare in advance, we won’t be able to contact him when we need things.

"I have already applied. The rescue center will notify Xiao Sun of the delivery time after purchasing. I may need you to sign for it."

"No problem. Let me take a picture of the list so I can check it if there are any discrepancies."

The female classmate was very careful in her work. She took a photo of the application form as a backup, and then counted it again according to Chen Ying's inventory list.

Chen Ying watched from the side and smiled. This female classmate was a promising talent.

Under his guidance, Xiao Song is now a member of the chief veterinary team of the Heyuan Rescue Center. It was her own choice to be stationed at the Heyuan Management Station, but whenever there are critically ill animal patients at the center, she will be asked for consultation.

After a few more years of experience and obtaining a professional title, it is not impossible to become the head of a veterinary team.

In fact, Chen Ying also wants to train a male apprentice here, just like Xia Sen, who can support the operation of the first aid station.

It’s not that he looks down on girls, it’s mainly because the conditions in Heyuan are too bad. The management station is better. Xiao Song basically doesn’t need to go out. She only needs to be responsible for treating animals at the station.

But at the first aid station, you need to be able to ride a horse or drive, patrol the surrounding area frequently, and be able to perform first aid work in the wild when you encounter injured animals.

For girls, this is too much stress both physically and emotionally.

After leaving the observation room, I heard a group of dogs barking before I walked five meters.

Looking back, I saw Captain Dog leading the team for patrol.

The red lion walks in front with its head held high and its chest puffed out, with Tiancai, Fugui and Tianlu in the middle, and black and gold at the back.

There are two little heads stacked together in the corner, peeking.

Chen Ying went over and picked up the two fox cubs, feeling their bodies. They were growing well, and their calves were quite strong.

The two little fox cubs that Chen Ying picked up struggled for a few times, and when they landed, they ran desperately towards their nanny.

The nanny dog ​​was sleeping on the hay when the two little cubs pushed her around. She opened her eyes helplessly and began to lick and comfort the two little fox cubs.

Chen Ying followed slowly and gave the dog nanny a full body check-up.

"It's okay. Don't spoil the child too much. Your body also needs nutrition."

The nanny dog ​​often hid food and fed it to her children at night. She thought the two-legged animals didn't know, but the surveillance camera had already recorded her behavior.

This is also a memory engraved in the bones of stray dogs. They are afraid of going hungry, so they always secretly hide some food. When there is no food, they can take it out and fill their stomachs.

Even though they had been fed enough, the nanny dog ​​was still worried that the children were hungry, so she saved some food from her own mouth to feed them.

Chen Ying rubbed its head hard and told it again not to hide the food, and to ask Uncle Zhaxi for food when it was hungry.

The dog nanny smiled, and only the dog knew whether it heard it or not.

The rescued wild donkey and yak calves are also very lively. Uncle Tashi came to feed them early in the morning. Now the three little ones are scattered around looking for food on the ground. Occasionally, when they encounter rats digging holes, they will kick them with their hooves.

Wild donkey cub: Shameless rat, look at my whirlwind shadowless kick!
Marmot: Wow, is the demon spirit here? There’s a donkey here trying to demolish my house!

Chen Ying had never seen a marmot so close before. In the past, apart from yaks and Tibetan wild donkeys, foxes and marmots were rarely seen near the rest stop.

He didn't expect that the marmot would dare to move its home into the fence after he was away for such a short time.

What? You want to force a mixed system?

Humans don’t need to participate in the fights in nature. After watching for a while, the donkeys were in good condition. Chen Ying said goodbye to the nanny dog ​​and prepared to leave.

Suddenly, he saw a few desert cats hiding behind a small mound not far away, looking at him.

These cubs have grown a lot, and after a while they will be able to spread out and expand the tribe.

I guess these guys are here for the marmots. Whether they can catch them depends on their own abilities.

Just as he turned around to the front, Chen Ying felt something running past his feet.

Looking back, I saw a desert cat rushing into the warehouse carrying a half-grown marmot.

This warehouse is a place for storing sundries. There is nothing valuable in it. It mainly consists of broken furniture and some waste building materials from the previous rest stop.

No way, are there any small animals hiding here?

Chen Ying moved closer out of curiosity, but before she got close, the desert cat jumped out, landed on the edge of the pool and looked at it. The marmot in its mouth was gone.

Seeing that it was looking at him nervously, Chen Ying thought for a moment, turned around, and moved away from the warehouse first.

Sure enough, after seeing him leave, the cat seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, looked around, and went back in.

Chen Ying was so curious that she ran to ask Sun Qihai if he knew what animals were in the warehouse.

Sun Qihai was even more confused than him and subconsciously went to the warehouse to check.

Chen Ying grabbed him and said, "Don't be impatient. Wait until it leaves before you go, otherwise you will scare it."

As for checking the situation, there are other ways.

Chen Ying took out a remote-controlled car from the luggage he brought back, fixed the camera on the roof of the car, and then maneuvered the toy car towards the warehouse.

"Brother Ying, this toy car of yours... you didn't buy it specifically for this purpose, did you?"

"What are you thinking about? I bought these for the children at the care center. Besides toys, there are also books. The books were sent directly to the care center. I bought the toys because I saw them on the road and thought they were good. I didn't expect they would come in handy now."

A lot of ancillary facilities have been built around the management station, and the family members of the team members can also do some small business here. They can accompany their husbands and look after their children, and earn some extra income. Isn't this better than staying at home as pseudo-single parents?

Having too many children can also be a hassle. If there is nothing to do, they will make a fuss and are prone to fighting.

Yin Li discussed with several old comrades in the station and took out some money from the few accounts to rebuild a children's activity center with a toy room and a reading room.

So far the effect seems to be quite good. Family members spontaneously take turns to look after the children, which is much better than leaving them alone before.

After Chen Ying learned about this, she donated some money to equip the reading room with library shelves and 3,000 books.

Sometimes, after seeing this, passers-by would secretly place orders for books or toys for the children.

All orders are placed directly to this address, and returns are not possible.

In addition to Heyuan, Budonghe and the other two management stations have also built children's activity centers, which were built with money from the fund. The scale is not as large as Heyuan, but it is better to have it than not.

Chen Ying also donated money and books, with the same amount as He Yuan.

This money does not pose any pressure to him, but for the children at the management station, it may change their future.

Now he uses the remote control car to check the warehouse, which expands its use. It's worth buying it!

Just as they walked to the door of the warehouse, Red Lion, who had just returned from a patrol with the puppies, discovered it.

Seeing that the red lion was about to pounce on the toy car and kill it heroically, Chen Ying hurriedly called out to stop it.

The red lion braked suddenly, but still knocked the toy car over.

After knocking over the toy car, it couldn't get it back to normal driving state. In a fit of rage, it bit the camera and the car with its mouth, then walked to Chen Ying with its head held high, looking very proud.

Sun Qihai laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back, but he didn't dare to laugh too much, as his abdominal muscles were shaking.

Chen Ying looked at the red lion with a helpless look. If she blamed it, the child was too young to understand anything and it didn't mean it.

If we don't deal with it, it will cause chaos sooner or later.

I took the toy car out of the Red Lion's mouth and checked it. Except for some deformation of the iron sheet on the edge, the driving was normal.

Forget it, I definitely can’t give this thing to the children anymore, so I’ll just give it to Red Lion and the others to play with.

Chen Ying pressed down the red lion's head and was about to continue when his calf was hit hard.

Turning around, he saw Heijin looking at it bravely and timidly, with a little fear in his eyes, but he did not step back. When he saw him looking at him, he let out another low cry, and then looked at his sister whose head was being pressed down.

Chen Ying quickly let go of Hong Shi and reached out to flick Hei Jin's head.

"You kid, you're still a sister treasure."

The three puppies nearby also came over, stuck out their tongues and snorted, wanting to get the same treatment as Heijin had, of being hit on the head.

There is no choice but to satisfy them.

The puppies bounced over one by one, and began to play happily again, feeling satisfied.

Red Lion took the lead and ran towards the fence behind. Black Gold fell behind. After running two steps, he suddenly stopped, came back and rubbed against Chen Ying, picked up the camera that he had just taken down, and walked towards the warehouse.

Chen Ying's eyes sparkled. It seemed that this little fellow's IQ was slightly higher than that of the Red Lion.

It is said that Tibetan Mastiff is a muscular dog without brains, but Black Gold's IQ is much stronger than its muscles.

The camera moved forward, and the messy scene in the warehouse appeared on Chen Ying's mobile phone.

After entering the warehouse, Heijin seemed to smell something. It did not put down the camera, but subconsciously lowered its body and moved towards the place where there was movement.

In the gap between the piles of miscellaneous items, a pair of eyes were staring at Hei Jin.

Heijin did not rush forward rashly. Instead, he took two steps back, hesitating whether to leave first.

Just then, Red Lion rushed in with his half-brothers, and several dogs successfully surrounded that corner.

When Chen Ying saw this, he hurried over, fearing that the red lion would bite off the neck of the hidden guy.

Don't underestimate the Tibetan Mastiff. An adult mastiff is not afraid of even bears and dares to fight with wolves. The greatest thing about it is its courage.

Although the red lion is still young, it has inherited the big size of its parents and now shows a bit of the domineering aura of the Mastiff King.

After removing the iron sheets and asbestos tiles that were covering the place, three little creatures were revealed, shivering in the corner but still holding on.

Next to them were marmots that had eaten one-third of the food.

"They are actually three young jackals!" Chen Ying looked up at Uncle Zhaxi and Dao Meihua who were looking out the window. "Some time ago, I heard from the team members that a group of jackals and wolves were fighting over there. These three little guys might have escaped from there."

However, these three jackals are quite capable as they were able to avoid the surveillance cameras without disturbing the dogs.

"It's not small, and we can let the desert cats find food for them."

Chen Ying put on gloves, picked up the marmot and prepared to throw it away.

If you leave it in this room it will start to stink in a few days.

Seeing their food being taken away, the three little jackals became extremely hungry and pounced on the meat in Chen Ying's hand.

Chen Ying looked at the three young jackals hanging from the marmot in his hand and didn't know what to say for a moment.

This room must be disinfected and cleaned. I don't know how many times it has been fed, and there are still leftovers and bones that cannot be chewed in it. This will surely breed bacteria, mosquitoes and so on.

Chen Ying brought the three little ones to the open space outside the house, put on a mask and gloves, and checked them one by one. Fortunately, there were no visible parasites or fleas on their bodies.

Fortunately, the temperature here is low and not suitable for the growth and reproduction of mosquitoes. Otherwise, with them eating, drinking, defecating and urinating together, who knows what would happen.

Chen Ying came to deal with the three young jackals, while Uncle Zhaxi and Sun Qihai were busy packing up the things in the warehouse.

Dao Meihua was also busy. She put on protective clothing and disinfected the cleaned corners three times.

When they heard that there were three young jackals hiding at the first aid station, the bored guys on the other side all ran over to watch the fun.

Those who were interested in work took the initiative to help move things out of the warehouse, keeping the usable ones and sorting out the unused ones and piling them outside, waiting for the delivery truck to come and take them out to the garbage dump.

The three jackals are bigger than the puppies, but it is obvious that their living standards are completely different.

The ribs of the three young jackals were clearly visible, but the five puppies were so round and plump that their flesh swayed in waves when they ran.

The female student from the Animal Husbandry Station took the initiative to put on protective clothing and followed Chen Ying to learn how to identify the physical condition of wild animals.

Most of what we learned in school was theoretical knowledge, and when we arrived at the Animal Husbandry Bureau and were assigned to the village, we basically only came into contact with chickens and ducks, and no wild animals fell into their hands.

The female students were always ready to learn from Chen Ying.

If the other party wanted to learn, Chen Ying would teach him without hiding anything.

"…These are the simplest methods of judging whether an animal has a disease with the naked eye. They are all accumulated experience from our predecessors. If you want to learn, just watch and practice more. The conditions here are a bit difficult, but there are also many opportunities."

Chen Ying put down the three young jackals and let the female students practice.

The young jackal was getting a little annoyed by the torment and wanted to open its mouth to bite. The red lion next to it roared, and the young jackal whimpered twice, showing an expression of despair, and let the female classmate touch him at will.

There is nothing wrong with his health. It is probably because he has not eaten since he hid here. He has only eaten three meals in nine days, so he looks very thin.

What needs to be confirmed now is whether these three have the ability to feed themselves. Are they really relying on desert cats for food?
Having said that, according to common sense, jackals should hunt desert cats, but why is it the other way around today, with cats feeding them? This is unscientific!
Unfortunately, the young jackals had poor expressive ability and were in a state of fear and anxiety. Chen Ying had no choice but to let them settle down first.

Fortunately, the tree hole where the big snow leopard lived at Erniu's house was still there, and after some cleaning it was big enough for the three of them to live in.

That area is also under the supervision of the nanny dog. The little cubs are very curious about them and they are afraid they can't escape even if they want to.

Sure enough, for the next two days, Red Lion, Black Gold and the three puppies kept guarding the three jackals. Red Lion even learned the skill of hunting marmots without any instruction, and held a marmot in his mouth to show off to the three jackals.

They throw away their prey after looking at it. They don’t eat marmots.

The discarded marmot was not wasted. While the dogs were not paying attention, the three jackals quickly bit it, swallowed it whole, and then hid back in the tree hole.

Uncle Zhaxi turned on the camera installed in the top corner of the animal shed and kept silently paying attention to the movements of the three jackals. Finally, he discovered that the three of them took advantage of the cold night to run out to hunt.

Uncle Zhaxi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the three of them coming back with full bellies.

It would be best if they didn't need to be fed, as this would save a lot of money. More importantly, the three of them could hunt for themselves, which meant they wouldn't starve to death. When they were older, they could return to the wilderness to find a jackal pack to join.

Uncle Zhaxi looked at the surveillance camera and came out to prepare food for the red lions. While doing so, he suddenly sighed to Sun Qihai, "Our rest stop is almost turning into an animal kindergarten."

Sun Qihai was stunned and nodded vigorously. He had wanted to say it a long time ago but didn't dare!
Yin Li arranged the work and brought two team members and two cars to pick up Chen Ying and Dao Meihua.

An ornithology trainee from the research station across the street came over and asked if he could go out with them. He wanted to count the distribution of birds in the wilderness.

It was just the standard configuration for six people, two cars and a large tent. Chen Ying and Yin Li discussed it and agreed.

He was given half a day to prepare, as they were leaving early the next morning and would not be back for about ten days.

Dao Meihua mainly wanted to find Rhodiola rosea, a plant that generally grows in gravel areas on high mountains or near water, and the plant is only as high as a palm, so one needs to be very careful, and even lower their sight, to find it.

The place they went to was also an environment that birds liked. This trip into the wild could meet two goals at the same time, so it was very worthwhile.

The first destination was a lake 30 kilometers away. The soil there was very suitable for the growth of Rhodiola rosea, and some people had also discovered creeping water cypress there.

Yin Li is different from Dao Meihua. He does not specialize in medicinal plants. He loves all rare plants.

We didn't drive the car near the water for fear that it would get stuck in the swamp.

Using trekking poles to find a relatively easy path, the group crossed the swamp and came to the edge of the lake at the foot of the mountain.

The geology here is mostly sandy soil, formed by the erosion of ice and snow water and the weathering of rocks by dry and cold air.

It is this sandy soil that provides a growth environment for alpine plants.

They walked very carefully on the gravel, fearing that they would accidentally step on a clump of plants that had gone through countless hardships to emerge from the ground.

"Ali, come here, this should be a jellyfish snow rabbit, right?"

The jellyfish snow rabbit that Chen Ying saw this time was much more colorful than the last time. She was a little bit afraid to recognize it.

Yin Li walked over to take a look, then squatted down and took a lot of photos.

After walking through this area, I didn’t see any Rhodiola rosea, but I discovered another rare medicinal plant, the Feathered Amaranthus chinensis.

There are quite a few plants in this gravel area, mainly snow hares, with more pinnates on the sunny side.

Chen Ying and Yin Li assisted Dao Meihua in taking photos and recording the location of the two plants. They will need to check again next year to see if there are any changes in their growth conditions.

After they finished the measurement, they looked up at another ornithological trainee who was taking a picture of a buzzard in the sky.

The buzzard on the plateau is a resident bird, a large bird of prey belonging to the genus Buteo of the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes. Its main food is hares, pikas and marmots.

It just so happens that these three types of small animals are becoming a disaster here.

"I have never seen such a beautiful bird."

Chen Ying didn't know much about birds, and because of the existence of the Bird Research Institute, he usually didn't have to get involved in rescuing wild birds, as the Bird Research Institute would rush in and divide up the birds in an instant.

"I've been here several times before and only saw vultures and kestrels. This is the first time I've seen a buzzard. It's so cool!"

I don’t know if it’s because the environment is different and my mood is different.

When I was in Jiamugou, I just thought the birds were too noisy, but when I arrived in the plateau wilderness and it was difficult to hear the birds singing, I missed the mountains and forests especially.

After taking pictures of the buzzard, the four returned along the same route and found several broken eggshells at the edge of the lake.

Judging from the broken eggshell and the surrounding environment, it is most likely broken by being eaten by other animals.

"Be careful, there may be snakes in places like this. Some team members have found red-spotted vipers in other river valley sands before. They are highly venomous snakes. That's no joke."

Seeing that the trainee and Dao Meihua wanted to go to the other side, Yin Li hurriedly reminded them.

"Take your trekking poles and be careful. If you get bitten in this damn place, there's no way to save you."

After hearing what he said, Dao Meihua adjusted her high-top boots again, trying her best to avoid being bitten by the snake.

The trainee retreated back to Chen Ying and the others in fear.

Anyway, he was studying birds, so he could tell whether there was one at a glance, so there was no need to look along the riverside.

Chen Ying asked Yin Li to accompany the trainees back, and he followed Dao Meihua to check whether there was the target she was looking for in the sand on the other side.

Unfortunately, after a careful search, I didn't see it. Instead, I saw another patch of Featherleaf Amaranthus that was growing well.

After making the same record, they turned around and walked back.

Not long after they walked out, Chen Ying suddenly grabbed Dao Meihua and told her not to move.

Next to them, where the sand and grass met, a snake passed silently.

"Be careful. Although the red-spotted pit viper is the most venomous, other venomous snakes are also quite venomous."

Dao Meihua is not afraid of poisonous snakes. After all, there are many snakes in the rainforest and she grew up playing with snakes.

But she definitely appreciated Chen Ying's kindness, and took the opportunity to hide next to him.

Chen Ying felt weird. She wanted to say something but didn't know how to say it. After hesitating for a long time, she could only utter "You can go now."

Dao Meihua pursed her lips, lowered her head to hold back her laughter, and followed Chen Ying back obediently.

"I just saw something. I saw you all suddenly stood still."

"I saw a snake and I don't know if it's poisonous, so I'd better be careful."

"Brother Ying, are there so many snakes here? I don't think there are many snakes at the research station."

"The environment is different. There are actually a lot of snakes in this no-man's land. There are even reports that this is a 'venomous snake paradise'. Remember, kid, no matter what, you must be extra careful when you go out for field research."

"I understand, Brother Ying. I will pay attention."

The child was also honest. He took out a notebook and wrote down the situation he encountered with the snake today. He said that if he had to come here with his classmates later, he could also remind his companions what to pay attention to.

There is a fresh water source in this area, and there happens to be a mound sheltered from the wind. After discussing it, everyone decided to rest here tonight and set off to the next place tomorrow morning.

(End of this chapter)