Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 522: The plan to find the tigress is launched
The little tiger no longer needs to drink milk, but it’s okay to take a sip of the fragrant milk.

It lay obediently in Chen Ying's arms, holding the special bottle and swallowing in big gulps, its big eyes narrowed into slits, and its tail wagging comfortably.

Who would believe that this is not a tabby cat?

Just as the bottle of milk was empty, Klaus came back with Medi.

Before they even got close to the camp, Maddie became unusually alert and began to grunt threateningly.

Klaus didn't understand, but he also became alert and called Chen Ying's name softly.

"It's okay, come here. By the way, pick up Maddie, otherwise she will be scared."

Although forest cats are good at hunting, the suppression of bloodline is no joke. No matter how small a tiger is, it is still a tiger.

When Klaus came to the front of the car with the heavy Maddie in his arms, the pupils of both the man and the cat trembled violently. Maddie's attempt to struggle startled the dazed Klaus, and he quickly stuffed Maddie into the car and closed the door.

If I let go easily, I will probably only be able to meet Medi in my dreams for the rest of my life.

"Chen, this is... where did you kidnap it from?"

"What nonsense! Didn't you kidnap this person?"

"Me?" Klas's voice was about to break. "Where can I get such a cute big thing?"

What he didn't say was, if he could kidnap a "tabby" like this, what would happen to Medi?

The tiger cub must have been wandering for quite some time, and its hair is a little tangled. Don't think that short hair will not get tangled, short hair is just easier to comb, and tangles will still get tangled.

It is obvious that the little guy is left alone outside before he can leave his mother and is not yet old enough to be independent. He has not yet learned how to comb his own hair, and even eats the food that others don't want.

The body, which should have been round, turned out to be pitifully thin, and you could feel its small ribs when you touched it.

However, the tiger cub can live safely to this day, partly because of its good genes, but also because of the little guy's vigilance and intelligence.

After all, although there are no top-level carnivores in the Tarim River Basin, there are a large number of Tarim wolves and snow leopards that occasionally wander here.

It is true that adult tigers are not afraid of jackals, tigers and leopards, but tiger cubs are the targets of jackals and other large animals.

Chen Ying took the empty bottle out of the tiger cub's paws, put it on the ground, and found a set of Meidi's spare combs to comb its hair. Then she wiped off the dirt and some unknown objects on its hair with a towel.

The waiting time passed quickly. It took more than three hours to drive over to the local animal rescue center to send someone.

Under normal circumstances, Chen Ying only needs to send the rescued animals to the nearest management station or forestry and grassland bureau, but the species is special and the place where they were found is special.

After receiving Chen Ying's report, the other party repeatedly confirmed Chen Ying's identity and what he said. In order to prove that he was not lying, Chen Ying even asked someone for the WeChat of the director of the local rescue center and sent a video.

Within ten minutes, the director called and said that he was personally leading some people over here and asked Chen Ying to wait for them.

Unbeknownst to Chen Ying, the domestic animal protection circle was in an uproar again.

"Have you heard? Chen Dade found a tiger when he was passing by the Tarim River."

"Hey, brother, have you heard that Chen Dade went to the Tarim River specifically to look for a tiger, and he really found one."

"Teacher, Chen Dade went to Tarim for a trip. When he passed by the Tarim River, a tiger knelt down in front of him. It was identified as the extinct XJ tiger!"

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The unreliable rumors became more and more intense, and in the end it almost became a situation where all the beasts surrendered wherever Chen Ying went.

From the initial discovery of the South China tiger to the previous discovery of the "small one-horned rhino", many people have been thinking about it. This time, the "XJ tiger" that is suspected to be extinct was discovered. Many bigwigs of special research teams began to try to get it into their own hands through their own channels.

Before the people from the local rescue center arrived, Chen Ying received a call from her teacher, Professor Bai.

The key point is to let him be more restrained. Any expansion should be done only after he finishes his studies and returns to China.

Although Professor Bai has great prestige, he only has a high status in the veterinary circle after all. He cannot cover the whole country with one hand.

The reason why Professor Bai supported Chen Ying to study for a doctorate was that he hoped he could break out of his current circle and have the strength and means to control his own destiny.

"Parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run." The same is true for Professor Bai, who has always treated Chen Ying as his own son.

It is unlikely that the scheduled itinerary will be delayed because of the tiger cub, so the tiger cub must be entrusted to a trustworthy unit.

Fortunately, when he was in Heyuan, he had learned about the new province's animal protection circle in detail because of the problems in the Altun Mountains. Although the rescue center did not have particularly outstanding performance, it had a good reputation in the circle and had been doing practical work over the years. He could entrust the tiger cub to their care and guarantee it would be safe.

At around eleven o'clock in the evening, three cars stopped next to Chen Ying's car.

One of them had the name of the unit printed on it, and the other was a police car.

The leading man was the director of the center. Chen Ying had looked up his profile online and had no doubts about his identity.

The tiger cub, well fed and satisfied, was sleeping soundly on a mat one meter away from the brazier. Its bulging belly formed a sharp contrast with its skinny body.

"The little guy should be about six months to eight months old. It's a miracle that such a small tiger cub can survive in the wild. I took a quick look at it. Apart from some scratches on its body, there are no scratches or bites. Its bones and muscles are normal, but it is underweight."

The chief director immediately responded, "That's no problem. We have arranged professional keepers in pairs to take care of it. Gulixiati is setting up the tiger cub's enclosure at the center and has started to formulate a food formula for the cub. Hai is coming with me to pick up the cub. He is another keepers responsible for taking care of the cub."

Chen Ying looked at the man next to the director. He was in his thirties, thin, and had a typical Uyghur appearance.

After Haiyi greeted Chen Ying, he looked at the tiger cub sleeping on the ground, and the love and joy in his eyes were not fake at all. In addition to taking the tiger cub away, they also had to make more arrangements.

The tiger cub could not have jumped out of a stone, and it was not yet old enough to leave its mother and live on its own. It was very likely that it got separated from its mother by accident. The mother tiger might be anxiously looking for her child somewhere else.

Therefore, the rescue center will gradually expand the search area according to the activity range of the tiger cubs, and try to find the mother tiger as soon as possible. After all, if the tiger cubs want to return to the wild, it is best to live with the mother tiger and learn the skills to survive from her.

After the director finished assigning the task, Chen Ying pulled him aside and carefully put forward a completely different opinion.

"Generally speaking, even if something unexpected happens, a tiger cub will not rashly leave its mother. If it does wander away, it will return to where it lived before and wait for its mother to find it. But when I found this tiger cub, it must have walked quite a distance. From its feces, I even saw undigested fruit peels and some fish bones. So I suspect it may have accidentally fallen into the river like the previous giant panda and floated here."

This locked down the direction of our search: the hillsides and woods along both sides of the river.

"Then there is another possibility. Maybe the mother tiger was killed by other animals, and the cub had no choice but to wander. If this is the case, it is difficult to determine the direction to search. I suggest mobilizing the masses to search along the river bank. But be careful not to let some people take advantage of the situation."

In fact, even without Chen Ying's reminder, the director had thought of these two possibilities, but he didn't think of asking the public to help find it. He was afraid that some people would take risks and hurt the tiger or be hurt by the tiger, which would be difficult to deal with.

"Mobilizing the masses does not mean asking ordinary people to fight tigers with bare hands. For example, we can mobilize voluntary forest rangers in each village, mobilize forest plantation workers, and give ordinary people who find clues some rewards, such as honors or money. This is up to your local departments to decide."

The two chatted for a while, and the little tiger woke up. After stretching vigorously, he saw the man squatting beside him. The little tiger was startled and let out a tiger cub roar. Then he turned around and rushed towards Chen Ying, hugged his legs, and trembled.

This scene is so visually immersive! It seems that all cats are like this when they are young, strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

Chen Ying picked up the tiger cub and handed it to Hai. The tiger cub wanted to struggle, so Chen Ying gently rubbed its head.

"Little guy, it's better for you to follow them than to follow me. They live near this river. When you grow up, you can come back here, but it's not certain that you can follow me."

The little tiger cub may have understood what he said and stopped struggling, but it hugged his little arms with its paws and looked at him with tears in its eyes, looking particularly pitiful.

"Did you see those Twolegs? They are helping you find your mother. Want to find your mother?"

The little tiger cub's eyes were confused for a while, and suddenly he let out a cry.

"Mom, mom fell asleep, ignored me, and didn't give me food. I wanted to wake her up, but I couldn't. Then I went out to find food, but couldn't find any. I wanted to catch that little prey, but I accidentally fell into the water, and then I couldn't find mom anymore. Woo woo ┭┮﹏┭┮"

Chen Ying's expression changed slightly, "Do you remember where you live?"

"Uh-huh, I don't remember."

Looking at the tiger cub's innocent and clear eyes, Chen Ying's body suddenly tensed up and then slowly relaxed. How could he force an animal that was less than a year old to find its way home? Moreover, it had gone through countless hardships to escape from the water and get ashore. It was a miracle from God that it survived.

But this also shows that his idea is correct. The little guy's home is right next to the river, and there should be a slight slope on the river, otherwise it would be difficult to fall into the river.

They went along the Tarim River to the west of the basin. The nearest tributary of the river should extend down from the Tianshan Mountains, so the most likely scenario is that the tiger cub's home is in the Tianshan Mountains!

The latest survey results show that there are no wild tigers in the Tianshan Mountains. The XJ tigers used to roam widely in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, but unfortunately there is not even a single tiger hair left now.

Although the cub and its mother appear here, it cannot be confirmed that they are the XJ tiger that was declared extinct before their genes are tested.

Currently, there are only three species of tigers in our country: the Siberian tiger, the Bengal tiger and the Indochinese tiger.

The Siberian tiger is too far away to be seen here, and the Indochinese tiger is not numerous to begin with, with the few sightings occurring only in Yunnan province.

Only the Bengal tiger has long been found in the southern part of Tibet, but data from the past two years show that they are gradually expanding their living range. You asked if it is possible that the Bengal tiger moved to the Tianshan Mountains to live. It is possible, but the probability is not high.

Therefore, people tend to believe that the tigers that appear here are local species, namely the extinct Tarim tiger.

Chen Ying didn't have much intention of tracing the source, he was only worried about the situation of the tigress.

Judging from what the tiger cub said, the mother tiger was either injured or sick. After such a long time, is she still alive?
Because of this little episode, Klaus excitedly called his tutor and talked for almost an hour. Finally, he took out his phone and told Chen Ying that the teacher asked them to cooperate with the local department to try to find the tigress. If they needed to postpone their reporting, it was okay, and the teacher at the school would personally help deal with it.

They are all engaged in research on rare and endangered animals. If the lynx project was not also very important, Klas's teacher would have wanted to fly to China to assist in the research on the Tarim tiger.

"The teacher also said that if we need help in the subsequent research on tiger cubs, we can look for him."

This sentence was said to the director of the rescue center. Klas's teacher is a well-known figure in the research of endangered animal breeding. There is no researcher in this field who doesn't know his name.

Hai took the cub back to the center overnight, and Chen Ying also lost a coat.

There was no way. Although the tiger cub was smart, it was still young after all. It held on to Chen Ying's clothes and refused to let go. In order to appease it, Chen Ying could only take off her coat and use the extra shoelaces to tie the clothes into the simple shape of a rag doll.

The little tiger cub held the rag doll in its mouth and then obediently followed Hai into the car and left.

Because of these clingy big cats, Chen Ying lost several pieces of clothes. These guys only picked expensive ones. If he didn't have a good financial situation, he would have been heartbroken for a while.

After spending a night by the river, they set out before seven the next morning, walking down the mountain along a tributary, releasing two drones for exploration along the way.

The drone is equipped with an infrared thermal imager, which can detect the thermal radiation signals emitted by organisms under low light conditions, compare them with the surrounding environment, and thus detect living organisms.

Another thing is that thermal imagers can transmit images and data in real time, which can quickly understand the conditions of the mountains and forests and formulate appropriate search plans.

If the tigress is already dead, the drone’s thermal imaging camera certainly won’t be able to find her, but her location can be determined by the behavior of other animals gnawing on her body.

Of course, no one wanted to see the second situation. They hoped that the tigress was just sick and would recover after rest.

After all, a healthy tigress with rich survival experience is much more valuable than an ignorant tiger cub.

For a tiger cub, a child with a mother is a treasure and only then can he truly grow up to be the king of beasts who dominates the mountains and forests.

(End of this chapter)