Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 583 Extra: The Leopard Family: Dabao uses his trump card out of grievance
"Have you confirmed through genetic comparison that this leopard is related to Sister Leopard? Can you send me a photo or video? Email me. Okay, I'll take a look right away."

While talking on the phone, Chen Ying opened his email and clicked on the receipt. There were more than a dozen photos from various angles and two videos. After clicking them, he confirmed the identity of the leopard: Dabao!

Two years ago, he asked someone to check for Dabao in the Baishui River Nature Reserve and confirmed that Dabao was doing well. He didn't expect to get news about it today, and in a place far away from the Baishui River Nature Reserve.

Without saying a word, Chen Ying took his equipment and drove to the maintenance station for help.

I thought about it before leaving and decided to take Sister Leopard and Brother Leopard with me.

These big cats have special certificates that allow them to follow Chen Ying around several western provinces. The requirement is that Chen Ying or veterinarians from the emergency station must be by their side and they must stay away from densely populated areas.

After driving on the highway for almost five hours, we finally arrived at our destination.

As soon as the car stopped, Sister Bao jumped down first.

This maintenance station is located in a ravine, with mountains behind it and water in front, the environment is very beautiful.

Sister Bao and her husband went to solve a beast problem first, and then urged Chen Ying to go find Dabao and their poor little grandson.

That’s right, Dabao contacted Chen Ying after he had trudged here with his weak cub and was unable to continue, so he took the initiative to seek help from humans.

When they saw Dabao, they couldn't believe that the scruffy and skinny leopard was the fat and agile Dabao before.

Sister Bao and Brother Bao went directly to check on the condition of their son and grandson, while Chen Ying consulted the rescue veterinarian nearby to find out the situation.

"This male leopard and the sick cub are the father and son. The cub's coat color gene mutated to black, which may be the reason why it was abandoned by its mother."

As a father, Dabao couldn't bear to part with his own child, so he planned to raise the baby leopard by himself. However, as a male leopard, he really had no skills in raising cubs, so the cub could only rely on the meat scraps that he chewed to barely survive.

Fortunately, he was able to have breast milk in the first two weeks, which may be the basis for the little one to survive until now.

In the incubator, the leopard baby had to undergo a series of treatments in addition to artificial feeding with milk powder. The cub’s fragile stomach was unable to digest meat at all, and the minced meat it ate almost became a life-threatening drug.

After looking through the leopard baby's physical examination results, I found that this little guy was born with poor health, and was not taken good care of and fed. He can live to this day thanks to God's grace and his father Dabao's persistence.

After adjusting the baby's medication regimen, Chen Ying did not plan to leave immediately. After all, the baby was too young, and it would be best to wait until the critical period had passed before leaving.

After making sure that the baby was not in danger for the time being, Chen Ying went to the outdoor activity area to visit Dabao.

The child is so tired that he is now sleeping soundly against his parents.

Sister Leopard gently licked her son's messy hair, never thinking that her son was in the prime of his life among the leopards.

Brother Leopard watched for a while, then got up and walked into the woods. He wanted to hunt and give his son some good nourishment.

Seeing this, Chen Ying didn't get too close. He thought he could check the body anytime, and there was no need to rush. He just let Sister Bao and her family stay for a while.

After turning around and leaving, he entered the forest.

I've never been here before, and the scenery is not exactly the same as that in Jiamugou.

It is also a part of the Giant Panda National Park, but this area serves more as an ecological corridor.

Not only is it an ecological corridor for giant pandas, but many other animals also use this newly built animal passage to complete genetic exchange.

Chen Ying walked along the forest path to the edge of the cliff and saw a very primitive wooden building.

This is an ecological observation point of the management station, which was transformed from a lookout tower previously built by mountain residents.

(Similar to this, with a thatched or bamboo and thatched roof)
On the second-floor platform, two maintenance workers were operating drones to inspect the surroundings. Seeing Chen Ying coming over, the young man in a felt hat asked him with a smile if he wanted to come up and take a look.

Climbing up the wooden ladder to the second-floor platform, Chen Ying discovered that this observation platform looked like it would fall down if the wind blew, but it was actually very sturdy. It was built with local materials and wood from economic forests. It could easily accommodate seven or eight adult men standing at the same time.

Of course, under normal circumstances, there wouldn't be so many people coming up. "Doctor Chen, look over there, there are two giant pandas, they should be a mother and a baby."

The young man in the felt hat handed him a telescope. He looked in the direction of his finger and sure enough, he saw a mother and baby giant panda drinking water in the woods ahead.

This piece of bamboo forest is relatively small and not particularly continuous. The mother and son just stopped here to rest as they passed by.

"We have planted a lot of bamboo on the mountain, but it doesn't grow very well and can barely provide food for three to four giant pandas. Next we plan to plant more on the mountain next to the Xiaoyufu Reservoir, which is more suitable for bamboo growth, but the mountain is steep and we may need to design a safety net."

This investment is quite large, and it is hard to say whether the application will be approved.

Chen Ying looked up for a while and was about to go down when suddenly an unexpected figure appeared in his sight.

He suddenly picked up the telescope and looked carefully for a while, his expression serious, "Can we get to the place where the pandas drink water?"

The two team members were slightly stunned, and the young man in the felt hat nodded, "Yes, the road is not easy to walk. It looks close, but it will take at least two or three hours to walk there."

He was still speaking based on their own speed. If someone had no experience in traveling on mountain roads, they might not be able to get there in four or five hours.

"Could you please show me the way?"

"No problem. I'll let the station know first."

A few minutes later, the three of them walked towards their destination with their equipment.

On the way, Chen Ying explained that he seemed to see Dabao’s wife, the mother of the little black panther baby.

Although the two young team members were a little bit skeptical that Chen Ying could confirm the other party's identity with just one look, regardless of whether he was exaggerating or not, they had to go over to check out the situation just because of the appearance of the two giant pandas.

Two hours later, the three arrived at their destination. Chen Ying did not show any signs of fatigue, while the other two team members were extremely tired, looking at Chen Ying with eyes full of shock and admiration.

The three of them acted separately, two of them went to track and monitor the giant panda, while Chen Ying went to find the royal leopard.

It took some effort and skill to find the other party's temporary shelter, which was in a cold and not very good crevice. There were two furry little guys on the belly of the royal sister leopard.

Seeing Chen Ying, the royal sister leopard bared her teeth at him vigilantly, then took a deep breath in confusion and looked at him suspiciously.

"Have I seen you before?"

"Yes, we met him many years ago in your territory. At that time, the cub's father was still a young man who had just reached adulthood."

The royal leopard was silent for a while, and her body relaxed a little. She looked at her two cubs and didn't know what to say for a moment.

It was me who decided to give up Heizi, and it was me who told Dabao to take Heizi away, but it was me who followed him with two cubs who had difficulty even walking...

Chen Ying sat on the ground outside the crevice and briefly explained the situation of Dabao and the black panther baby. "Can I see the situation of these two cubs? You are too unreliable as parents. The children have really suffered a lot with you two."

After a few impolite complaints, and with the tacit approval of the Royal Sister Leopard, Chen Ying grabbed the two cubs and checked them over and over again.

The situation was a little better than he thought, but not much. After all, the cubs were forced to follow their mother on the road before their legs and feet were fully developed. They had to crawl and tumble to keep up with their mother without eating or sleeping well, which caused the two cubs to be overdrawn.

"Come on, I'll hold the cub for you. Will you come with me to see Dabao and the black panther baby?"

The royal leopard's eyes began to wander, and it seemed a little embarrassed. But in the end, it followed Chen Ying. After all, traveling with two cubs had exhausted it and it was about to collapse.

But the moment the royal leopard saw Dabao, it really had the urge to turn around and leave.

After all, anyone who hears this will roll their eyes!

Dabao: Mom, it’s this one. It’s the one that bullies me and the baby. Please help me beat it up!

(End of this chapter)