Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 562: Waiting for the Fish and Cat
After Brother Leopard separated from Sister Leopard and the others, he headed straight for the other border of the landslide.

It searched carefully up the mountain from the edge below, not missing any suspicious traces along the way.

Finally, it found a very weak reaction somewhere. It immediately made a sound, trying to call its companions to help it dig out this place.

Led by Sister Bao, Chen Ying and her friends arrived quickly. With the help of three strong men, they moved the stones at a fairly fast speed. With the help of two robot dogs to assist in positioning, they found the entrance to the cave that was buried by stones and tree trunks after more than ten minutes.

Fortunately, the tree over the cave entrance was only the size of a bowl and was broken in the middle by a huge rock. The crown of the tree was stuck on another rock, blocking most of the rocks. Only smaller gravel and soil blocked the cave entrance.

Chen Ying put on gloves and tried to dig the hole, but something felt wrong.

The cave was still affected, with part of the entrance collapsing and rocks and soil pressing on the mother beast.

Chen Ying touched the mother beast's body, and it didn't move at all.

I turned on the flashlight and shone it inside. It was a typical fox den. Lying inside, her life or death unknown, was a mother red fox.

Fortunately, the fox cave was not too small and there were two nurseries inside. The collapse and blockage of the cave entrance did not cause any physical harm to the little fox cubs hiding in the cave.

Xiao Jin relied on his small body to squeeze in, pushed open the mother fox's body, and found several hungry cubs under her body.

Fortunately, the entrance to the cave was not blocked for long. The little guys were small and the space inside the cave was spacious, so they were not short of oxygen for the time being.

It took some effort to dig out the mother fox and several little foxes.

The mother fox must have been injured before returning to the cave. At that time, the situation was probably not good enough for her to move with her cubs, so she could only go back and hold her cubs and leave it to fate.

"The wound on his back is quite serious. His right hind limb has an open fracture and the wound is infected. Amputation may be the only way to save his life."

Chen Ying communicated with the operators through the drone and asked them to bring equipment to help take the mother fox and her five cubs away.

Foxes usually raise their children as a couple, but they only found injured female foxes. Either the male fox was dead, or he abandoned his wife and children and ran away when something happened.

Judging from the size of these five little fox cubs, they are probably less than one month old and cannot move out of the cave yet.

For the next day, they searched along both sides but found no living animals. Early the next morning, Chen Ying and another team member evacuated the place.

Because the female fox's fracture could not be treated conservatively, she was sent to the operating table for amputation to save her life. Her five cubs were sent to the animal kindergarten of the rescue center for artificial care.

When Chen Ying came out of the mountain, the first thing he saw was Dao Meihua, who looked worried.

"I'm fine, don't worry." After hugging him, Chen Ying took a step back and said, "I'm going to take a shower and change clothes first. I'm covered in mud and it's uncomfortable."

When he came out after washing up, the food was already on the table.

"Meihua and Xiasen Mengmeng have gone to feed those animals. You eat first. Are you starving?"

"No, I brought some dry food, but I'm a little tired."

Chen Ying chatted with her master's wife for a while, and then everyone who was busy cleaned up came to the dining table.

"Brother Ou has gone downstairs with his assistant to help. Xiao Chen has gone to the Avian Research Institute to help with surgery on birds. He will probably be back in the afternoon." The young nurse explained the situation in a few words.

In addition to the wild animals they rescued from the mountains, the upper and lower villages of Baisha and another adjacent village suffered a lot. There were no casualties, but the loss of livestock and poultry was a bit large.

People there raised poultry and livestock in old houses. When the earthquake hit, many old houses collapsed, killing or injuring thirty or forty livestock. Some even escaped because their pens were broken. We are still counting the losses.

The veterinarians in the village and town were too busy to handle the work, so Dr. Ou and his colleagues took the initiative to support the work at the call of the town.

"The panda cub's examination results show that it mainly has a concussion, but no congestion. It may also be sick from being frightened too much, and its temperature is relatively high. It is currently receiving an IV infusion in the center's medical office. Its mother has been placed in a nearby animal kennel and has been given some sedatives. I heard that her manic condition has improved a lot, but she just refuses to leave her child and even has to stay with the panda cub when she eats."

The mother panda's big cub and the other young panda did not follow the center, but were bewitched by the madness and were looking for the "missing" mother panda all over the mountain.

Sister Leopard and Brother Leopard did not come back either. They took cameras and prepared to patrol the entire forest to see if there were any other accidents besides the collapsed forest at the epicenter.

Jin Ya, Xiao Jin and Da Jin accompanied Jie Liuzi back to see the little female bear. The little female bear, who was already in poor health, had limited its activity area in the past two years. When Chen Ying was not at the rescue station, it was too lazy to even approach here.

Bai Bingyang, who was left behind as a nanny and playmate, has been with the two cubs for a long time and has become more like a soft big cat. His aura is not even as strong as that of little Taobao, which is a disgrace to the entire species of tigers.

Chen Ying wanted to send it back to the zoo, but the guy refused to do so and even refused to eat. He huddled in a corner with his head in his hands, looking desperate and abandoned.

Chen Ying didn't necessarily want it to go back. The main reason was that he would soon go to Yunnan Province with Dao Meihua for a scientific expedition, which would take two or three months, or perhaps longer. He was worried that after he left, others would not be able to control Bai Bingyang. If someone was hurt due to negligence, the consequences would be unpredictable.

But with Bai Bingyang's personality, his life might not be easy even if he goes back to the zoo.

Seeing Chen Ying's embarrassment, Meng Meng rolled her eyes speechlessly, "Why don't you send it to the management station to be caged temporarily? Anyway, it is lazy and doesn't like to go out for a walk. It will be satisfied if it is fed regularly every day and has a place to move around and bask in the sun. You think so much, but can it use it?"

(Fuck you), subconsciously I still treated it as Sister Leopard and the others.

Chen Ying immediately called the management station. When they heard that Bai Bingyang was going to be temporarily fostered with them, they definitely agreed, but they still had to report to their superiors.

This matter was handled quickly. Xia Sen wrote the report, Chen Ying submitted it, and Yin Li helped with the subsequent formalities. A week later, the approval result came out. Before Chen Ying left, Bai Bingyang would temporarily live in the largest interactive area of ​​the conservation station. Little Taobao and the monkey baby also lived there with him.

The baby monkey has a nickname called "Little Saint". The little nurse and Mengmeng made a cosplay costume for it together. However, it is not the Monkey King, but the demon boy Nezha.
There is also a name embroidered on the clothes: Xiaosheng Nazhua!

When they saw the finished product, Chen Ying and the others almost burst out laughing.

"What the hell are you two doing? Can't you just cosplay the Monkey King? You have to let the Little Sage cosplay Nezha? It looks weird, but it's quite magical. He's worthy of being a demon boy." Everyone was laughing like crazy. On that day, several groups were filled with the Little Sage's cosplay photos. I don't know how many mobile phone screens were sprayed with various foods and drinks.

(I can't be the only one getting hurt)
Time passed quickly, and Chen Ying sent Bai Bingyang over a little earlier to let it adapt to cage life.

It's no wonder that Bai Bingyang adapted quickly. He especially liked the wooden platform built outside. It was extremely comfortable for sunbathing, and it was spacious enough so he could roll around without worrying about falling off.

At the first aid station, it had no right to go up on the platform as that was the territory of Sister Bao and Jin Ya. It could only roll around on the grass below, or stretch its body on a rock to rest when it followed Chen Ying out for a stroll.

"Oh, it's great here, I like it very much!"

It can be seen that Bai Bingyang is very excited, and he even took the initiative to mark the yard...

However, Xiao Taobao and Xiao Sheng were not very interested in Bai Bingyang's new home. They preferred to stroll around the management station, play with cats and dogs, and watch the birds.

They are small in size, wearing positioning collars and clothes, so it is obvious that they have owners and there is no need to worry about them being stolen.

After knowing that the big tree and platform preserved at the door were used by Aunt Bao and Aunt Jinya in the past, little Taobao decided to inherit the territory of the two aunts. From now on, this will be its "Tmall Taobao" territory!
Xiao Taobao occupied the platform at the door, while Xiao Sheng took a fancy to the big tree in the yard.

The lush branches and leaves are perfect for monkeys to move around.

Its mother would often come to see it, but Xiaosheng didn't want to follow its mother back to the wild. It preferred to live with other bipeds, which was much more fun than jumping around in trees every day.

There used to be an artificial cat nest on the big tree, which was made for Jinya and Xiaojin, but it had not been used for several years. Occasionally, birds would go in and stay there temporarily.

After Xiaosheng came over, several forest rangers at the station took some time off to take down the cat bed, renovated it, put a handmade cushion and pillow in it, and then fixed it firmly, turning it into Xiaosheng's private tree house.

For safety reasons, cameras were installed outside the tree house to prevent Xiaosheng from being attacked by other animals or birds while sleeping.

In order to protect the safety of the little saint, they also built a safety fence under the tree to prevent passing tourists from disturbing the little saint in the tree.

Because of the completion of the observation deck, and the arrival of Xiao Taobao, Xiao Sheng, and Bai Bingyang, the management station and the nearby research and study base became popular again.

However, all this has nothing to do with Chen Ying for the time being. He has already made preparations and is heading to the Yunnan wetland with several research team members who arrived earlier.

Dao Meihua stayed at the first aid station for four or five days and then went back. The team there was led by her and her cousin, and arrived at the destination three days earlier than Chen Ying and his team.

They first need to explore the wetlands around the Lancang River in southern Yunnan to see if there might be fishing cats.

If it cannot be found here, we can only look for it in the neighboring wetlands of Myanmar and Laos where the populations have been confirmed.

The wetlands in Yunnan Province are concentrated in plateau lakes, alpine swamps and tropical river valleys. However, due to the continuous development of human beings and the large-scale planting of rubber forests in recent years, the area of ​​native wetlands has shrunk sharply, and the wetlands have become fragmented, making them no longer suitable for fishing cats to survive.

The fishing cat's living area must be in a wetland with sufficient water and fish as food. And because there are certain fishing cat populations in neighboring countries, they set their sights on the river valley area in southern Yunnan.

After arriving in Banna in southern Yunnan, we rested at the place provided by the Dao family and then drove to the wetland reserve.

Chen Ying had been to this reserve before, when she participated in a study of Asian elephants.

After driving for more than two hours, we entered the border town and set up camp.

The Dao family rented two adjacent residential courtyards here, which are very convenient for accommodation and parking. In addition, some simple equipment was arranged to facilitate the rescue of other animals during the exploration process.

"The management bureau of the reserve here cooperates with Laos. It is mainly responsible for supervising and protecting Asian elephants. It has also established an early warning system for Asian elephants. We will also communicate with them during this visit. After all, they patrol the border area all year round and are very familiar with the wetland situation."

In addition, the Tropical Botanical Garden has also set up a monitoring station here, focusing on studying the succession of tropical communities and observing the impact of animal behavior on the ecology.

Before coming here, Chen Ying had contacted the monitoring station. They confirmed that they had never photographed a fishing cat, not even a cross-border fishing cat. On the contrary, clouded leopards were photographed several times in the past two years. They suspected that the locals or passing tourists mistook the leopard cat for a fishing cat.

Leopard cats are widely distributed in wetlands and forests in Yunnan Province, and are often seen in rice fields and streams, preying on fish and small animals. Moreover, leopard cats and the legendary fishing cats are similar in size, and both are members of the genus Leopardus, so non-professionals may easily confuse them.

But in fact, the fishing cat has a bigger head than the leopard cat, and is short and fat, while the leopard cat is more agile.

(Fishing Cat)
(Ocelot)
Their first destination this time was the largest wetland in the reserve, where there were mangroves and abundant fish resources.

In the early years, villagers planted a large number of rubber trees. Later, in order to restore the ecological environment, the rubber tree plantations were banned and the previous ecological environment was restored as much as possible.

After more than a decade, there have been some results, and the local government has not ignored the survival of the locals. It has developed tourism and breeding industries, at least allowing the locals to develop their family economy without damaging the environment.

The village where the Dao family rents a house has opened farmhouses and homestays. The local village committee also set aside a piece of land to build five or six four-story buildings, which are managed in the name of the village collective and rented out specifically to guests who come to spend the winter. They also receive overnight tourist groups visiting the border, and the income is pretty good.

Chen Ying and his team obtained a permit. After resting here for two days, they split into two teams and entered the reserve, heading straight to the east and west ends of the wetland.

The team heading to the west of the wetland had good luck but bad luck. When they got closer to the wetland, they encountered wild Asian elephants.

This family team of twelve elephants moved very slowly, even stopping along the way, as if they wanted to leave only when they had enough fun.

After communicating with the Asian elephant observation team, the team gave up waiting and turned back to the village to await notification from the Asian elephant observation team.

The other team happened to be the team that Chen Ying and Dao Meihua were in. They arrived at the east side of the wetland smoothly and set up camp. They planned to go to the wetland after dark to observe the presence of nocturnal animals.

As the core of the team, Chen Ying naturally takes the lead in the night operations.

So that night, despite the harassment of mosquitoes, Chen Ying, along with two students and an assistant, set up two simple camouflage tents near the wetland, and each set up two cameras, and began to wait quietly.

(End of this chapter)