Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 477 This Ending Is Not Unexpected
"Is there anything wrong?" Chen Ying opened the window and let Xiao Jin jump in.

"I, I want to leave for a while." Xiao Jin squatted on the table and said this after a long silence.

"Can I ask why you want to leave? Did you have a fight with Jinya, or did I do something wrong?"

"No, I, I think Jin Ya can have her own child."

"Your own children?"

Perhaps the first sentence had already been said, or perhaps these words had been kept in Xiao Jin's heart for a long time, and they poured out at this moment without any hesitation.

"Jin Ya likes cubs very much. She must want a cub of her own. I thought about letting her have a cub with another guy. Anyway, those guys will definitely not stay to help raise the cub, but I can. But, but Jin Ya doesn't want to and even called me stupid."

After turning around a few times anxiously, Xiao Jin couldn't help but stretch out his claws and scratch the table hard.

Looking at the edges on the table, veins on Chen Ying's forehead throbbed several times.

"Are you stupid? If Jinya really wants to have a baby, do you think you can stop her?"

Animals are not humans. They can only decide whether they want to or not, not whether they can or not.

Xiao Jin scratched the cat's head in annoyance for a while, and there seemed to be a dark mist covering the cat's head.

Chen Ying couldn't help but tapped its head with his fingers.

"You've really been with humans for too long, and you didn't learn anything good, but picked up all the bad. Jinya is a very straightforward child. She doesn't hide what she wants or doesn't want. You, on the other hand, are too thoughtful."

Chen Ying felt that Xiao Jin had heard too many stories about salt selection, and his head was filled with garbage.

The despised Xiao Jin left dejectedly. As soon as he jumped onto a big tree, he was frightened by Jin Ya who was squatting in front of him and almost slipped and rolled off the branch.

Fortunately, its claws were sharp and it managed to bite the thin branch at the last moment.

Xiao Jin, who was swinging on a tree, looked at Jin Ya who stood up and wanted to speak, but as soon as his teeth loosened a little, he felt like they were falling down, so he quickly clenched them.

Jin Ya jumped down from the tree and quickly disappeared into the woods.

Xiao Jin let go of his clenched teeth, fell to the ground and rolled around, chased for two steps and then stopped, squatting under a tree like a dejected dog.

After watching the two of them in the room for a while, Chen Ying closed the window and went to sleep.

The next day I went down the mountain to ask the Forestry and Grassland Bureau for information and asked about what happened the last time they went up the mountain.

"The big snow leopard has been on the top of the mountain for at least three or four years. We have been testing its biological samples every year and can basically confirm that it is in good health and not very old. There is no possibility of it getting sick or dying of old age."

"We didn't see it when we went there in April and May, but we did see the snow leopard that had been helping herders graze in the alpine grasslands. Their territories overlapped a lot, so we thought it might have gone to patrol its territory somewhere else."

"I went there again in July, but I didn't even see the smaller snow leopard this time. The infrared camera didn't record any snow leopards either."

This phenomenon was very unusual. We went up again afterwards, but encountered a storm before reaching our destination and had to withdraw halfway.

Chen Ying looked at photos taken between April and July. Alpine animals such as blue sheep and pikas were all captured in the photos. There was even a leopard that appeared three times around May Day. But apart from this leopard, no snow leopards were seen again.

The last time the rescued snow leopard was seen was at the end of April, one day before or after the leopard that was accidentally photographed.

Chen Ying repeatedly watched the photos of the little snow leopard. For some reason, he always felt that there was something wrong with the expression of the little snow leopard.

"Okay, I'll set off the day after tomorrow and go straight to the top to check out the situation."

Yin Li came over from another office after chatting and also looked at the photos taken during this period.

"Is it my illusion? Why do I feel that this little snow leopard looks a little sad?"

Chen Ying said nothing, his brows knitted tightly together.

After copying the video and photos, the two of them collected the necessary supplies and returned to the mountain.

"You really don't want me to go with you? Didn't Miss Dao ask you to wait for two days? She also wants to go up and take a look at the situation."

The disappearance of snow leopards can be a big or small issue. As a member of the M Alliance, Dao Meihua said that if necessary, she would contact the M Alliance to provide necessary help.

"She has no experience climbing snowy mountains, and it's easy to encounter a blizzard in this weather, so forget it."

In addition to Chen Ying, there were three staff members arranged by the Forestry and Grassland Bureau, and a forest policeman was also arranged to follow.

Yin Li looked at the photos over and over again, and finally decided to go up the mountain with them despite Chen Ying's objection.

"If I decide to come back after the New Year, this action will be a plus. Don't try to persuade me. I have already made up my mind."

After saying that, he went out to call his sister and asked her and her brother-in-law to go to Heyuan to bring their mother back.

When Yin Li's sister heard this, she knew that her brother was most likely coming back to develop his career, so she agreed without hesitation and asked her husband to book the train tickets without even hanging up the phone.

Since Yin Li had made his decision, Chen Ying didn't say much.

Xia Sen and Meng Meng are at the first aid station, so there's nothing to worry about.

After two days of preparation, the group of six set off.

He also brought a non-staff member with him.

“Jin Ya, are you really angry with Xiao Jin?”

In such cold weather, Xiao Jin definitely couldn't go to the top of the snowy mountain. He could only watch helplessly as Jin Ya followed Chen Ying and the others away without looking back.

Sister Leopard and Brother Leopard snuggled together to eat melon, and by the way, they held the lynx cub under their claws to prevent it from following them.

"Your mother Jin Ya is angry. Don't go and get into trouble. I'll teach you how to catch rabbits and big birds in the snow later."

After licking the lynx cub's ear, Sister Leopard patted the cub's head and said, "Your father, Xiao Jin, is a fool. Don't learn from him."

The lynx cub looked at Leopard sister and Leopard brother innocently, and lit a row of candles for Xiao Jin's father in his heart.

When the weather got cold, Uncle Hu moved back to the first aid station.

Sasa took the children to the old tree hole to spend the winter and also to train the children's survival skills in the wild. This matter cannot be delayed.

In order to cooperate with Sasa in teaching the children, Leopard brother and sister have rarely gone there recently. Even if they go there, they will deliberately scare the two kids to let them know that the wild world is cruel and other beasts will pose a threat to their lives.

Mendun'er also came back and finally chose to live on the river bank west of Laoxionggou. The male panda's territory was across the water, and the two often roared at each other across the river.

Mundun'er was very good at talking. The male panda couldn't beat him with a scolding, so he crossed the river to beat him. He couldn't beat him, so he ran away and went to Sasa to complain. The 300-jin bear rolling on the ground was really annoying.

Street urchins would occasionally come and challenge the male panda to a fight. The two were relatively well-mannered and didn't kill each other. They probably saw the fight as a way to vent their energy.

Unlike the peaceful days at the emergency station, this time they went up the mountain with a clear goal and no delays along the way. It only took them two and a half days to reach the top of the mountain.

We set up camp in the same old place, where there were rocks to shelter us from the wind and rain, and it was also convenient to make a fire.

After setting up the camp, except Yin Li and forest police comrade who stayed behind to guard the camp, Chen Ying and the other four divided into two groups to go to the caves of the big snow leopard and the small snow leopard to check the situation.

"Brother Ying, we didn't find anything here. The cave has been abandoned for a long time."

After the two people from Little Snow Leopard checked around, they contacted Chen Ying and the others through the intercom.

Chen Ying made another discovery. "This female snow leopard should have come this year. I hadn't seen it before. I went up the mountain in July, and I'm sure I didn't see it then."

Chen Ying pursed her lips and lay on the rock, using the camera lens to observe the snow leopard's cave.

The spacious cave now has new owners: a plump snow leopard mother and her two cubs.

Judging from the size of the little snow leopards, they are about four months old and are playing and fighting in the cave.

"It is very likely that the snow leopard mother gave birth to her cubs somewhere else and moved here in August or September."

This cave is relatively spacious, but it is definitely not a good place for production.

In July, the snow leopards were probably just born and not even a month old, so it was normal not to see them.

It's a good thing that a new top carnivore has appeared in these snowy mountains, but for the snow leopard, it may be a real surprise.

It's getting late today, and they are exhausted from climbing the mountain. They need enough rest to regain their strength. They will try to look around tomorrow. If they can't find it, they will just have to give up.

It is normal for animals to migrate in nature. When they are old, sick or injured, they may not be able to defend their territory.

If you can't defend your territory, you can only go to other places with worse conditions to make a living.

This is the law of nature and the law that the jungle must follow.

Chen Ying and his companions observed for a while and then returned to the camping site.

"How's it going? Did you find anything?"

Yin Li poured them some hot milk tea. After taking a sip, they gradually felt warm.

"We didn't find anything there. The traces outside the cave were still left a long time ago. But on the way back, we found a pile of fresh feces, which we suspect was left by the leopard that appeared two or three times. There were also claw marks on the tree next to it."

Chen Ying looked at him without saying anything. He always felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

After dinner, the sky gradually darkened.

Jin Ya hasn't been seen the whole day today. I don't know where she went.

Yin Li noticed that Chen Ying was in a bad mood and asked him in a low voice what was going on.

"I don't know. I always feel that something unexpected must have happened." He was silent for a while. "I plan to go and take a look tomorrow morning. When the female leopard is out hunting, I will try to find some clues."

"Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow."

Chen Ying nodded randomly, his eyes fixed on the photo of the cave.

Chen Ying and Yin Li were not assigned to the night watch on the first day because we knew they would have to go out to look for the snow leopard tomorrow. That would be quite physically demanding work and they had to get enough rest.

Comrade Forest Police and the colleague from the Equipment Department had slightly easier tasks and could catch up on their sleep during the day, so they were assigned to keep watch first.

At about five in the morning, Jin Ya came back with a snow rabbit in her mouth.

As soon as the rabbit was thrown down, it hurriedly scratched Chen Ying's tent, making short calls.

Chen Ying woke up in shock and unzipped the tent, but Jin Ya got in first.

"Ah, the Twolegs are finished. I know what happened to that big guy."

"Don't be in a hurry. Speak slowly."

"I went out to ask around yesterday, and heard from the leopard down there that the big one that used to be here is dead! It came here when the weather was still hot, then went down the mountain and stayed there for a while. It just came up a few days ago, intending to fence off this territory."

Jin Ya's words were incoherent and it took Chen Ying a long time to figure out what she meant.

"You mean, the scumbag Snow Leopard died? Do you know how he died?"

Jin Ya shook her head violently. "I don't know. I asked that guy, but he didn't know either. He heard it from other beasts."

Chen Ying couldn't sit still any longer, so he quickly packed up his things and prepared to go to the mother snow leopard to ask about the situation.

Yin Li followed him, but did not get closer. Instead, he pulled Jin Ya more than 20 meters away and stopped.

Chen Ying's approach made the female snow leopard stand up alertly and stand at the entrance of the cave, staring at him.

Chen Ying didn't come closer either, trying hard to show kindness.

"I came here to ask you something." Chen Ying spoke slowly, observing the female snow leopard's expression while speaking. "I want to ask, has the male snow leopard that was here left?"

The female snow leopard didn't say a word. She stared at him for at least five minutes before slowly walking out, her nose twitching as if she was trying to identify his scent.

About three meters away, the female leopard stopped.

"It's dead."

"...Can I ask what's going on? I made an appointment with it to meet every year."

The female snow leopard paced back and forth for a while before she squatted down, flicked her tail and circled her paws.

"I know you. I've seen you before." The female snow leopard said in a low voice, "It fell from the mountain while hunting, hit a rock, and died together with its prey."

Chen Ying was stunned and couldn't believe it. "Impossible, how is it possible? How could your snow leopard fall to death..."

“Why not?” The female snow leopard was calm and almost cruel. “My mother and my mother’s mother both fell to their deaths. I may also fall to my death someday in the future.”

Chen Ying didn't know what to say.

In fact, he knew that 80% of the snow leopard carcasses found in the wild were killed by falls. After all, the snow leopard's way of hunting by falling off a cliff was too terrifying. He once saw a documentary in which a snow leopard rolled down a cliff dozens of meters high while holding a mountain goat in its mouth.

Although the snow leopard has unparalleled dynamic balance ability, the hard rock will not actively avoid it if the angle is wrong.

Chen Ying opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. When his guess became a fact, even someone as calm as him found it hard to accept.

The female snow leopard stared at him for a long while, then asked him curiously, "Are you sad? Why?"

Chen Ying wiped the corners of his eyes and sniffed, "Because he's a friend. I said I would come to see him every year, but I broke my promise."

The female snow leopard raised her head and looked back at the cave behind her.

Two little snow leopards were squeezed in the cracks of the rocks at the entrance of the cave and secretly watching them.

"Oh, there's another snow leopard, the younger one."

"It left." The female snow leopard didn't keep the secret. "It left not long after the big guy died. Before it left, it came to me and hoped that I would move up there, saying that this territory would belong to my children."

The corner of Chen Ying's eyes twitched slightly, and suddenly an idea popped into his mind.

"May I ask, who is the father of your child?"

"That's the big guy." The female snow leopard swung her tail. "Although it died from hunting, it is still the most powerful snow leopard in this area. It must be the father of my child!"

(End of this chapter)