Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 219: Fighting for Beast Veins, He Has Never Lost (asking for monthly votes)

It doesn’t matter whether he wants to or not; what matters is whether the leader is willing to or not.

In fact, this clouded leopard also fled over from Yunnan Province. I think it would be able to accept being sent back.

These are the things that annoy Chen Ying the most. Dao Meihua understands this very well and pats her chest to say that she will take care of this matter and will not let Chen Ying worry about it.

Senior Bai got the answer she wanted and turned and left.

She also had to check on the bird banding work and was busy as a top.

Dao Meihua did not stay long and asked Chen Ying to make preparations. At the earliest in the afternoon and at the latest tomorrow, they would follow the M Alliance and the civilian volunteer team into the rainforest for inspection.

"The entire trip is expected to take seven to ten days. The area we are responsible for is the largest, and this time the focus is on investigating the population of leopards and clouded leopards. If we are lucky, we may be able to see the Indochinese tigers that have crossed the border."

Dao Meihua threw the bag of supplies needed for the trip to Chen Ying, and also gave him a satellite phone and a hand-drawn map.

"The smart platform here is not as well built as that in the mainland, so hand-drawn maps are still indispensable, and they can also help us save ourselves if we lose contact in case of unexpected situations."

The rainforest environment is complex and he is a new arrival, unable to even speak the language of the locals. If he gets lost in an accident, he can call for help directly with a satellite phone.

Chen Ying accepted Dao Meihua's kindness, and temporarily learned some tips and tricks that were needed for the local scientific expedition. He felt that he should be able to complete the task successfully.

After all, although he didn't understand the local language, he could speak the language of animals.

In the jungle, who can have as wide a range of beasts as him? ┓(`)┏

After packing up, we waited until around three in the afternoon when the team leader notified us to set off.

They were heading to the first observation point, where they would also camp for the night.

Chen Ying also stuffed the first aid kit into her backpack. The medicines inside included both human and animal medicines, as well as two specially requested anesthetics.

"This time, we will first head southeast and reach the area near the border before noon tomorrow. Then we will turn southwest along the border and finally head north back to the central base."

The team leader marked the patrol route on the front of the large map, which also included the approximate location of each garrison point.

Chen Ying took a look and felt that it would be a bit difficult to come back in ten days.

"We can't go that close to the border. To go further in, we need to apply for a permit in advance, and it must be applied for by a biologist. The most we can do is walk along the patrol route, and that's enough to collect enough signals."

Dao Meihua is a volunteer and also the biggest sponsor. She has a special position in the team and should be considered as the supervisor of logistics support.

It was Chen Ying’s first time to participate in a rainforest patrol. She felt it was a bit novel and even talked to Yin Li about it. She promised him that if she came across any rare plants, she would take photos and send them to him.

With some excitement, Chen Ying followed the team.

He was in good physical condition, and at least he made the two male comrades in the team who had been complaining about him shut up.

People, it really is true that there are swords and sabers everywhere.

Chen Ying was too lazy to pay attention to them. As long as the leader didn't say anything, he would pretend not to hear.

At around nine o'clock in the evening, we successfully arrived at the first point.

Everyone started to set up camp and prepare dinner skillfully.

Chen Ying was told in advance that he would need to live in a tent by himself, so he carried a very convenient single-person tent.

It wasn't his first time to spend the night outdoors, and his proficiency made everyone else feel relieved.

Chen Ying overheard their conversation and felt a little upset.

He is a veterinarian at a rescue station, not a veterinarian at a pet hospital. Why do you think he is a city person who can't endure the hardships of the wild?
Dao Meihua did not give Chen Ying any special care along the way.

She had been to Jiamugou Mountain and knew Chen Ying's strength. Instead of explaining it to her, it would be better to let Chen Ying's actual actions slap the faces of those who looked down on him.

At night, the noise in the rainforest is much louder than in Jiamugou.

Most of the small creatures rustling back and forth were busy hunting to fill their stomachs and paid no attention to the extra two-legged beasts.

The remaining small group chose to wait and see.

For example, on the tree at the three o'clock direction, a leopard cat was watching them curiously and showed great interest in their backpacks.

This leopard cat looks a little different from the previous leopard cat called Huazai.

In fact, Huazai has the blood of a domestic cat in his body. He is the offspring of a wild leopard cat and a domestic cat.

This situation often occurs in mountains and forests near human settlements.

The leopard cat hiding in the tree in the night has a relatively pure bloodline.

The markings on its body are very beautiful, and its eyes are large and watery, with the clarity and alertness unique to wild animals.

Animals in the rainforest rarely come into contact with humans.

They are quite different from the animals on the Jiamugou Mountain. After all, the population on the Jiamugou side is denser than here, and it is close to many famous attractions, plus there are many people in the nearby villages.

Except for the snow-capped peaks of the mountains where few people go, the probability of encountering wild animals and humans in areas below mid-altitude areas is quite high.

But it’s different in the rainforest. If you throw in 10,000 or 20,000 people, they will be refined in an instant, and not even a single hair can be seen.

After listening to the team leader’s summary of this afternoon’s work, everyone arranged the staff on duty and took time to rest.

Chen Ying, however, approached a tree with a bag of dried meat. "Hey little guy, I want to ask you something. Is there any big guy around here with the same color as your fur but a little bigger?"

The people in the camp looked over, and two of them didn't say anything, but the expressions on their faces were very clear.

The leader frowned slightly and was about to speak when he saw a pretty little creature jumping down from the tree.

The little guy jumped directly onto the tree trunk closest to Chen Ying, squatted down, and looked at him.

Chen Ying took out a piece of dried meat and handed it over. The little guy hesitated for less than three seconds and then opened his mouth to take it.

After chewing it for a few times, the leopard cat thought the taste was okay, so it held it with one paw and whimpered a few times.

"Meow, there was a big guy who wanted to eat me, but he didn't catch me."

The little leopard cat cursed a few dirty words angrily.

Two team members approached this side, wanting to imitate Chen Ying and have close contact with the leopard cat.

The little leopard cat let out a breath, picked up the dried meat, and quickly jumped up the tree and disappeared.

"Brother Ying, what did this little guy say?"

"They say there's a big leopard here."

"Tsk, just trying to attract attention." A low muttering came from the side.

The person who asked the question blushed and looked at Chen Ying angrily and embarrassedly.

He also went online and knew Chen Ying's nickname. He originally asked this question just for fun and to get closer to her. But his teammates' complaints ruined everything.

Chen Ying didn't take it to heart at all. He thought that the leopard cat's territory was not very big. If it was being chased, the leopard chasing it should also be in this area.

I don’t know if I can see it tonight, but it’s better to be vigilant.

He pulled out a small notebook from his pocket and wrote down the location and characteristics of the leopard cat.

He returned to the tent and took out the map that Dao Meihua had given him. He took a look at the location and based on his experience, he roughly circled the leopard cat's territory.

At 4:30 in the morning, the team members started to eat breakfast. The monitoring point they were going to reach today was a relatively large one. There was a village not far from the monitoring point. There were not many people there, and they all made a living by hunting in the past.

Hunting is no longer allowed, but these people are unwilling to move out of the village. They basically make a living by relying on subsidies and growing crops.

"There used to be more villages like this, but now many of them have naturally disappeared. After all, young people are more eager to live outside. Parents don't want their children to be trapped here like themselves."

The children who left will never come back, and the old people who stayed in the village will die. The village has no new blood, and extinction is the inevitable result.

From the records of the M Alliance and the Volunteer Association, it can be found that at least ten such villages have disappeared from the map.

Of course, there are many people who are willing to move out and integrate into a new village.

As planned, they arrived at the observation point around two o'clock in the afternoon.

From here on there is basically no place to get supplies for the next few days, and the nearest supply station will not be reached until four days later.

“This is a former hunter’s cabin that has been converted into a resting point, where rangers and conservation area staff occasionally stay overnight.”

After nearly two days of traveling together, Chen Ying got along well with the team members.

He was still in good physical condition and even helped two female team members reduce their weight on the way.

There are two female team members, one of whom is a member of the M Alliance, who is specifically responsible for collecting and investigating information on the activity areas of wild big cats in the Naban River Basin.

The other is a senior volunteer who has set aside two months every year to do volunteer work since he graduated from college and now has children.

Under her leadership, her two babies also became little ambassadors for animal protection promotion on campus.

This is a joint operation, and there are more people in the team. The hunter's cabin cannot accommodate everyone, so at least three people have to camp outside.

Chen Ying took the initiative to ask to live outside so that she could have a better chat with her wild animal friends. Why not?

The other one was a member of the M Alliance and the team leader. The two of them decided to live outside with Chen Ying.

"We will try our best to complete the inspection and sampling work in this area before noon tomorrow. In addition, the three of you will be responsible for replacing the infrared detection cameras. It is best to go together and not go in alone."

This area can be considered safe, but after all, not many people come in on a daily basis, and the infrared cameras are only checked and their memory and batteries replaced every three to four months or half a year. Who knows what little cuties will appear in the jungle during this period.

After summarizing today's work, the team leader invited Chen Ying to go with him to look for traces of cats.

"There have been records of tigers appearing here before, but it has been almost 30 years since the last time, and we have not found any signs of tigers living here."

The team leader was very experienced and took Chen Ying aside to explain to him what kind of animal the traces left on the trees represented.

They walked around for about an hour and found two feline droppings.

Thanks to Sister Bao and her family, Chen Ying could tell at a glance that the owners of the two feces were leopards, and the traces were fresh, as if the owner of the feces was wandering around them.

Just as they were about to return to the camp, Chen Ying suddenly felt something was wrong. He took two steps forward, pushed the captain aside, and rolled sideways on the ground.

When I looked up, I was met with a ferocious face.

They say that thick-skinned people get enough to eat, so I still come to ask for tickets
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(End of this chapter)