Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl
Chapter 362 - 360: Impossible, Are You a Dad Again?

The three big cats who had gone ahead to clear the path for Chen Ying were now surrounding a wild boar, no, a whole group of wild boars, rubbing their hands in anticipation.

This group of seven pigs had recently migrated here.

One male boar, two female boars, and four little cubs.

It was all fine, except Jinya felt there was something odd about one of the female pigs.

They stood on the slope, pointing and discussing the white-skinned female pig.

The male pig next to her pawed at the soil and decaying leaves, getting ready for an attack.

(This pig is indeed beyond description)

Jinya wasn't scared at all, from such a distance, the male pig was merely bluffing to scare other small animals.

Scare it? Dream on.

Jinya hadn't seen many domestic pigs before, just felt that the white-skinned female pig looked different from the other wild pigs, and thus stopped to chat with its buddies.

However, the male pig's actions stirred up Jinya's anger.

Ever since the old pig king died, no new wild boar groups had moved into these forests. Today, they finally saw one. Wouldn't they savor the taste of wild boar meat?

With eye contact, they decided on their target,

The three big cats withdrew from this hillside.

Thinking his threat had been effective, the male pig snorted heavily and lowered his head to continue foraging.

The four little pigs followed their mother in search of food.

All four piglets were born to the white-skinned pig, while the other female pig had a somewhat swollen belly, probably expecting too.

Wild boars can have two litters per year, one in April or May and another in the fall.

From the size of the piglets, these four must have been born last fall. And this year, their family would grow even larger.

Jinya and Little Jin quietly climbed a tree, keeping their eyes on the small wild pigs.

On the other side, Brother Leopard hid alone among the low branches, also eyeing a piglet.

Compared to the meat of the male and the female pigs, piglets were tastier and more tender.

After a long while, when the piglets had almost finished eating and began frolicking around their mother.

The piglets didn't dare to annoy the male pig, as they would be beaten.

They hopped around in the forest, with the mother pig occasionally lifting her head to check on them.

On a bright spring afternoon, the sun bathed the forest floor in warmth, perfect for lying down and taking a nap.

The mother pig took great care of the piglets, keeping them well-hidden.

Yet these little piglets weren't so little anymore, their mother's love now felt like a restriction to them.

Two of the piglets followed their mother to a hollow under the tree, snuggling against her belly for a siesta.

The other two rummaged through the soil and decaying leaves nearby, trying to find some tasty snacks.

Just then!

Jinya and Little Jin fiercely pounced on those two piglets, locking in their movements from front and back.

The wild boars were startled and ran chaotically through the forest.

Half a minute later, the male pig began to confront the intruding enemies.

But by then, Jinya and Little Jin had already succeeded.

Their target was just one piglet, which they grabbed and dragged away.

The other frightened piglet ran directly under the tree where Brother Leopard was hiding and naturally, it became his prey.

The three big cats moved swiftly, grabbed their prey, and left.

The male pig, furious, started to ram trees, but it was futile; his piglets were not coming back!

Two piglets were enough to fill the bellies of Jinya and the other two big cats.

The rest was left to the ravens that had been eyeing them from nearby for a while.

Since the beginning of spring, the number of birds in the forest had increased significantly, and the count of omnivorous ravens was beyond measure.

As soon as they left, a flock of black-winged birds swooped in, about thirty or so.

Jinya was so startled that its fur puffed up.

"Wow, are there that many winged ones?"

"Yes, there are more birds in the mountains this year. But there are also more catching them. The other day, I saw the 'Two-legged beast' feeding its young captured birds."

Little Jin nodded, it had also brought food a couple of times.

That female remained vigilant and wouldn't let it get close, only accepting what it offered.

The other day when it went by again, it found the den had been abandoned.

Probably the den was too small to fit the grown-up young.

There are plenty of rabbit holes in the mountains, and fixing up a few abandoned ones could make good homes.

Speaking of dens, Brother Leopard mentioned that on their way back he and Leopard Sister had found a large den inhabited by numerous animals.

"Do you remember that stinking bunch? They live right there."

Jinya reacted a bit before speaking, "Is it the group that came here to cause trouble and had several of them killed?"

Brother Leopard nodded, his expression somewhat solemn, "Since the last time, their numbers have increased a lot. I checked, and there are even more than the last time they came here."

Jinya immediately grew anxious and wanted to go back and find Chen Ying to warn him.

"Don't panic, they won't come this way for now."

The power at the rescue station had never been low.

There used to be several black bears, as well as black and white bears.

This year the bears left, but in their place came the giant cats.

Hmm, if it really came to a fight, I wonder if their tribe would be completely wiped out.

If they really come, we must eradicate them this time!

Three giant cats went up the mountain for a stroll.

Little Jin's younger brother just happened to be out, patrolling their territory.

Snow Leopard the jerk was there; seeing the three of them made him so angry he turned and walked away.

He couldn't beat them and it frustrated him to see them, so he decided it's best to avoid conflict if it can't be confronted.

Jinya even provocatively left her mark on the rocks, infuriating Snow Leopard the jerk so much that he dragged a rock sheep back to vent his frustration.

Strolling back to the rescue station was timed perfectly, Chen Ying and his group had also finished packing and were ready to head into the mountain along the west line, while checking out the situation in the big gully on the west side.

That big gully, along with the old gully in the north and the several mountains between the two gullies, were designated as the release area for the Huanan Tiger.

First, because traces of wild tigers were already present in the area, and second, based on human studies, the environment there was deemed more suitable for the life of the Huanan Tiger.

"Probably starting this project in the winter of this year, next spring along the two gullies, a section will be selected as a semi-wild area. Drawing from the experience of wild training of the Giant Panda, we still hope to perform matrilineal wild training and then select suitable cubs for wild release training."

"The wild release project for tigers in the Northeast is basically carried out concurrently. However, the climate there is different from here, so there might be some differences in timing. Overall, the first step can be taken now."

With the wild training plan and experience, wild release experiments can now be carried out in several natural reserves in the mainland.

Several provinces and cities' reserves had already made preparations to receive the Huanan Tigers for wild release, but because the human impact is greater inland, initial wild training is not very suitable to be carried out there.

"The leaders of domestic relevant units and experts from the M alliance had a little discussion, their idea is that after the success of the wild training, they hope to guide the Huanan Tigers to expand autonomously, connecting previously fragmented reserves to form a biological exchange corridor."

Whether this plan will be realized, Chen Ying guessed that he wouldn't see the result before he died.

In a year, the equipment at the rescue station had greatly improved.

This time, much of the stuff they carried were the latest domestic technologies.

For example, their tents, stoves for field use, portable water purification devices, and even a portable solar panel that could be installed on the tent to provide them with the most basic electrical supply.

Additionally, the M alliance sponsored some solar-powered lighting equipment.

This time they went out, one of the tasks was to select a location in advance for the scientific research team for the Huanan Tiger wild release plan.

Once the plan proceeded, it definitely required long-term personnel to be stationed, so a proper workplace had to be decided in advance.

Chen Ying and his group took on this task, while the forest patrol officers and another forest scouting team also accepted the task.

They would submit suitable sites based on their experience, to be followed by on-site surveys by a professional comprehensive survey team, before finally deciding the location of the site.

All these required time to complete, so the first phase of the release was chosen to start from next year.

The most important point was, the mountainous area here had many geological disasters like earthquakes and mudslides, so in the process of choosing the site, the local climate and other conditions had to be considered.

Anyway, there were so many places that needed attention; it was fine to let the comrades in the geological team worry about it.

This time into the mountains, Jinya and Little Jin definitely had to go.

Leopard Sister and Brother Leopard stayed behind to help Little Sen manage the rescue station.

Although the rescue station here had a high cat population, with older and younger ones and half of them disabled tigers, Leopard Sister wasn't at ease leaving them behind, feeling it was easy to get robbed if everyone left.

Mendun'er was also taking the cubs up the mountains.

The three whistle spirits had grown quite a bit, and their food demands had skyrocketed.

They couldn't possibly wait to be fed by humans, and Mendun'er wouldn't allow her children to lack the ability to be self-sufficient.

So, taking advantage of the good weather, on the afternoon Chen Ying and his group set off, Mendun'er took the three kids across Huaqiu Valley, along the old gully on the north side, and headed east.

Perhaps it was the call of genetics, but the direction Mendun'er chose was exactly in the direction extending toward Qinling.

Separated_sz by thousands of miles, in this life, she would never be able to visit her relatives in Qinling, but if she kept walking, kept walking, perhaps after many years, the populations of Giant Pandas in the two places might undergo some miraculous genetic changes.

Although the whistle spirits had been taken away by their mother, the woods did not quiet down.

No other reason, when three left, another three came.

Three little otters seemed to have gotten into a scrape with two Little Tiger Cubs, the five little ones had to tease each other every day,

which made Ruan Mengmeng develop a pair of muscular long legs,

just to follow and protect the two Tiger Cubs.

Originally, Brother Leopard and Leopard Sister took turns accompanying the two to play with the otters, later Big Tiger took on the responsibility of escorting the cubs himself.

The humid and hot weather of the Southwest made it a bit unsuitable for him; dipping in the river in the afternoon was a pleasure for him.

A soak, a bask, and the mood of Big Tiger would be much happier.

When Little Sen and Old Gao were not busy, they would also carry Dong Sheng over to let it soak in the water too, watching the five little rascals "fight" in the shallow water.

Three days after Chen Ying left, when everyone was just about to set off for Huaqiu Valley, Duoduo, a retired police dog that had not visited the rescue station for a long time, came running over, grabbed Little Sen's clothes in its mouth, and dragged him out to leave.

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