Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 442 Jin Ya's Decision

"So, you want me to help take Ali's place and send you to Zhuonai Lake, and then he can come back and take over from me there?"

"Yeah, don't you want to?"

"This is not a question of whether I am willing or not. Will your team leader recognize it?"

"This sub-topic is mine, I just accept it. Of course, the prerequisite is that he has to come to Yanghu to take over, otherwise the captain will definitely not agree."

Everyone has an emergency, and Yin Li's teacher knows the captain's teacher, so this little convenience will definitely be given. As long as it's not excessive, others won't say anything.

If you say that others help you with the work throughout the whole process and you just add your name at the end, who would be willing to do that? You'd be like a scientific research mercenary, right?

Since Qin Ruobai said it's no problem, let's just believe that she can handle it. Given her good impression of Yin Li, she shouldn't set a trap for Yin Li.

And even if the worst happens, it's just the same. At most I'll lose the opportunity for promotion.

The day after Yin Li left, Chen Ying accompanied Qin Ruobai and another researcher, and took Jin Ya, Xiao Jin and the little lynx into the depths of the no-man's land.

The forest rangers also went in with them.

The team members will accompany them to Zhuonai Lake and stay in the temporary testing station's wooden houses on the edge of Zhuonai Lake. They will then set off for the next location three days later.

Chen Ying had never entered Zhuonai Lake in this season. The lake was covered with ice and snow, and the door was blocked by sand and dust.

"We just cleared it when we came here for patrol last month, and look, it's blocked again."

The team members sighed, skillfully took out tools to clean the sand dunes, opened the door, and saw a thick layer of sand in the room.

Taking advantage of the time before nightfall, the team members quickly cleaned the room, generated electricity, and made fire to cook.

The water is directly cut from ice, thrown into the pot, boiled and then poured into the bottle.

The team members will stay here with them for one night, and they will continue to patrol along the fixed route the next day. Chen Ying and the two researchers will need to stay here for three nights.

If everything goes well with Yin Li, they can meet up directly at Zhuonai Lake in three days. If he is not seen arriving when the time comes, Chen Ying will send Qin Ruobai and the others to the next point.

Jin Ya and Xiao Jin took the little lynx out hunting and brought back a wild rabbit for Chen Ying.

Chen Ying didn't eat it, but hung it under the eaves to let it freeze naturally.

This will allow the three cats to fill their stomachs when food is scarce.

After all, there are very few small animals around Zhuonai Lake at this season. Jin Ya and Xiao Jin took the little lynx and ran a long way before they found a nest of rabbits. They didn't dare to eat too much and came back.

At night, with the temperature at minus thirty or forty degrees Celsius, the three of them would freeze to death outside.

When coming in, Chen Ying had prepared warm sleeping bags for the three of them.

The three of them huddled together and slept next to Qin Ruobai, which could also bring her some warmth.

There is no need to talk about the distinction between men and women in this place. Everyone sleeps in the same room, each with their own sleeping bag, just on the left and right sides.

The next morning, another researcher wanted to open the door and go out, but was stopped by Chen Ying.

"What? Can't open the door?"

"It seems like there is something guarding the door." Chen Ying walked to the window, lifted the windproof curtain and took a look, only to see a hairy leg.

"It should be a Tibetan brown bear. Be careful. I'll go out and take a look."

Instead of going through the main door, Chen Ying went out through the nearby window and approached the main door carefully.

A Tibetan brown bear was lying at the door, smacking its lips.

I looked up and saw that the rabbit under the eaves had disappeared. It was probably eaten by the rabbit.

Tibetan brown bears should not have completely ended their hibernation at this season, and their activity range is also near the valley. Only when Tibetan antelopes migrate here to give birth will other carnivores follow.

I didn’t expect that Tibetan brown bears would already be seen around Zhuonai Lake before May.

This brown bear was a relatively unfamiliar male. Based on Chen Ying's experience, it should have just reached adulthood and was spending its first cold winter alone after leaving its mother.

It may not have hibernated, or it may have been disturbed during hibernation and woken up early.

But this guy actually chose to move around deep in the no-man's land. It seems he lacks life experience.

Chen Ying jumped into the car and started it. The noise woke up the brown bear. It got up and looked towards Chen Ying's car, grinning and baring its teeth, and ran towards the vehicle.

Chen Ying drove out to lure it away and found a group of Tibetan wild donkeys in the west.

The brown bear seemed to have also discovered the group of wild donkeys. It stopped to look at the vehicle, then looked at the wild donkeys, and finally decisively ran towards the wild donkeys.

Generally speaking, Tibetan brown bears hunt hares and marmots by digging holes, and only occasionally when they are extremely hungry will they hunt ungulates and their cubs.

This brown bear probably hasn't eaten much since waking up from hibernation. Looking at its body, it appears to be much thinner than brown bears in the fall. If its hair is shaved, it will probably be just skin and bones.

Instead of focusing on watching the brown bear hunt, he had to go back to the observatory to protect the safety of the two researchers.

Park the car in front of the gate, leaving just enough space for a person to pass sideways, to prevent the brown bear from breaking in again.

When going out to collect samples, Chen Ying asked Xiao Jin to go with her.

Jin Ya took the little lynx to look for marmot and rabbit holes.

In the season before the ice melted, digging holes was also a very difficult task. One had to walk a long way and stay away from the water to find a place where food was hidden. When they collected enough samples and returned to the observatory, it was almost time for lunch when Jinya and the little lynx came back with their prey.

It was half a wild donkey that was left over.

"We picked them up. A bear killed a lot of them. It was eating them and we went over to eat a few bites. It didn't care, so we brought back the leftovers."

Jin Ya urged Xiao Jin to eat a few bites quickly. The cold weather consumed too much energy, and if he didn't eat more, he wouldn't be able to withstand the damn temperature.

The three cats ate up half the donkey, which was enough to sustain them for two or three days without having to look for food.

Chen Ying threw the leftovers a little further away in case they attracted other carnivores, which would increase the danger.

What Chen Ying didn't expect was that at night, the bear came again and brought food to her door.

It slapped the front of the car unhappily, howling and trying to push the car, but when it couldn't, it tried to squeeze in.

Chen Ying was scared, so he asked Qin Ruobai and another researcher to hide in the room. He went over with a thick wooden stick, jumped into the car, and stepped back a little.

The brown bear lay on the hood of the car and stared at him for at least five minutes. Finally, it shook its head, dragged the food into the yard, and slowly walked to an empty corner of the fence and sat down.

The food was thrown aside, and it yawned, curled up, rolled onto the hay, and fell asleep.

"This bear is quite friendly."

The two researchers looked at each other and said with difficulty, "What a joke."

Qin Ruobai didn't respond. She looked out of the window and just happened to see Chen Ying squatting beside the fence and looking through the wild donkey's corpse.

"The Tibetan wild donkeys have entered the nearby grasslands this season, which shows that the ecological environment here is gradually becoming suitable for their lives. The climate in other places this year is abnormal, and I don't know whether the Zhuonai Lake area will be affected."

They study natural ecology, and these seemingly insignificant problems may very well be the beginning of a change.

"It has been recorded. I checked the previous data. According to history, the earliest time Tibetan brown bears appeared in this area was in mid-to-late May, which is when Tibetan brown bears are more active in mating. It is not clear whether this young brown bear appeared here by accident or other bears are also entering this area. We need to expand the scope of our investigation and obtain more information."

While they were discussing, Chen Ying came over and opened the door.

"That Tibetan wild donkey was killed by a bear's paw. This brown bear doesn't look strong, but its strength probably doesn't match its size. Do you want to record its data?"

"Of course, but is it okay?"

"I'll give it a try." Chen Ying said as he picked up his medical box.

This time, he brought a lot of equipment, even the ICU, for fear that he would not be able to find equipment and medicines when he encountered a situation requiring emergency treatment.

After all, this is a "three-no" area, and you have to rely on yourself for everything.

Qin Ruobai and the researcher squatted at the door of the room, and Chen Ying took a tape measure to measure the height of the brown bear.

There is certainly no way to measure weight, but blood can be stored for a short period of time in special equipment in the car.

Seeing Chen Ying unceremoniously prying open the brown bear's mouth to check its teeth, Qin Ruobai's face turned pale and the fingertips holding the pen also turned white.

"This Doctor Chen is too aggressive." The ecology researcher's eyes widened and he subconsciously held his chin.

In addition to the teeth, Chen Ying also checked the brown bear's limbs including its claws.

If that sharp claw just scratched her, Chen Ying would see her again eighteen years later.

But this bear was also weird. It didn't wake up after all the torment. Apart from humming a few times, it didn't care at all about Chen Ying's physical actions towards it.

After measuring everything that could be measured, Chen Ying squeezed some honey into its mouth.

This guy finally dared to open his eyes and take a look.

Take out the pre-prepared fruit, break it in half, spread a layer of honey on it, stuff it into the brown bear's mouth, and let it hold the other half by itself.

"Go back to sleep after eating. Don't come and scare people, okay?"

"Hmmmm" the brown bear made a series of unconscious sounds, changed its posture, and lay on its back to eat fruit.

Jin Ya was sandwiched between Xiao Jin and the little lynx. The three of them squatted on the roof of the car and watched Chen Ying petting the bear.

As she watched, Jin Ya suddenly sighed, "This bear is so ugly. The black and white bear is prettier. Do you think we can still see the black and white bear when we go back?"

Xiao Jin said nothing and changed into a farmer's posture.

Jin Ya glanced at it sideways, as if she knew it was disappointed.

"If you want to go to that mountain, go by yourself. I will take the cub back with me."

Jin Ya lay down, lowered her head and licked the tips of her paws.

"I like Twolegs, I like Twolegs, and I don't like places without them."

Xiao Jin's breathing seemed to pause for a long time, then he jumped out of the car and ran out.

The little lynx didn't dare to make any sound, always feeling that if he dared to make a sound, he would be beaten badly.

But it has also decided that it will be wherever its mother is. Although it cannot take care of Aunt Erniu like her brothers and sisters in her aunt's family, it can accompany its mother and make her happy.

What is that saying of the bipeds? It seems to be "Let's just focus on a companion"?
(End of this chapter)