Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl
Chapter 377 - 375: Little Jin Actually Likes This

The Panda Princess was personally delivered by the supervisor, and then a group of people watched as Chen Ying, equipped with a live broadcast camera, went to find her mother to return the cub.

Jiamu Gully has the best spot for a mother panda, as there are several places suitable for giant pandas to raise their cubs here.

There's no shortage of food or water, and the safety is also high – one really knows only if one raises them.

The Panda Princess's mother was a novice with no experience, and the timing of her estrus was also inappropriate. It was as if she met the right partner at the wrong time and gave birth to a beautiful baby in the wrong season.

The cave that the Panda Princess's mother chose was the one Mendun'er had left behind with her three cubs. It had been slightly expanded and lined with soft dry grass.

During the two days waiting for her child, the Panda Princess's mother was busy as well, clearing the old grass and covering the floor with fresh leaves.

Every day when Chen Ying came to check on her, he secretly saved some of the cleaned grass and collected some of the fresh Qingtuan she had produced.

When the Panda Princess was brought back, her clean body was rubbed with the grass leaves and fresh Qingtuan by Chen Ying to coat her with her mother's scent, to mask the human odor that had lingered on her over these days.

Chen Ying placed the Panda Princess in the incubator and took her to her mother.

Upon arrival, the Princess's mother was eating bamboo shoots and dropped them as soon as she saw Chen Ying carrying the box toward her.

"Don't worry, I'll return your child to you right away."

After letting the princess smell her carefully for a while, and being sure the cub was covered in her scent, the Princess Mother confidently sat down to breastfeed her eager cub.

The Panda Princess, too, recognized her mother's scent and started shouting loudly until her mouth was filled.

After feeding for a while, the Princess Mother took her cub into the cave, staring Chen Ying down with her beady black eyes as if asking why he hadn't left yet.

"Okay, okay, I'm leaving right now. You're such a no-nonsense cat."

Chen Ying backed away with the box, pulling out an infrared camera from his backpack and aiming it at the cave.

Having lost the Princess once, they were afraid of losing her a second time; better to keep a close watch.

This place wasn't convenient for others to come to, usually, only Chen Ying and Little Sen could come to check occasionally.

After settling the Panda Princess and her mother, Chen Ying finally found the time to tidy up his work progress.

The rescue station meeting was held in a meadow in the forest. Everyone was sunbathing and eating as they held their meeting and summarized the work.

"Currently, we have five ongoing tasks."

"The first one is 'Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Disease in Lynxes.' This research project is progressing faster than anticipated. River Source has started collaborating with domestic organizations, and we've already diagnosed and treated seven lynxes with heart problems. During the investigation, we also diagnosed three captive snow leopards with coronary heart disease. Related papers and data can be checked on the backend."

Chen was mainly responsible for this project, with Xiao Song, Duanmu, Xiao Shen, and Junior Sister Xiao Bai handling the specifics. Xiao Song took the lead in River Source and Junior Sister Xiao Bai in Sanhe Nature Reserve.

Assisting staff included Yin Li and the mountain patrol team members from the protection stations he was in charge of, as well as the Sanhe Nature Reserve's Mountain Patrol Team 0703.

Currently, this project is about eighty percent complete, and it is expected to be successfully concluded in a few more months.

"The second task is to assist a scientific research team in monitoring wild Huanan Tigers and Bengal Tigers. Little Sen was in charge of this before, and you, Mengmeng, joined later on. For anything you need to be aware of, please ask Little Sen."

This is a long-term project. They would need to wait for the research team to depart before their assistance can be considered complete.

This task is not only their responsibility; the adjacent three protection stations have also been assigned support and assistance tasks.

So far, there hasn't arisen a situation that needed their help.

"The third item, Little Sen, how's your research project 'On the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases in Young Animals' progressing? If you need help or assistance with gathering materials, just let me know. I will certainly help if I can."

"Brother Ying, I've written two papers so far, still revising them, and I'll need you to take a look later and choose one to publish."

"Why write two? Couldn't you focus on just one?"

"Well…" Little Sen glanced at Ruan Mengmeng, "one is about neonatal diseases in wild animals, and the other is about post-surgical care and food nutrition."

Chen, hmmed, looked at both of them, "That's easy to handle; both papers can be published, just in two different journals. For the latter, since it involves Mengmeng's work, let her improve her part first. Once you submit that paper, you two can complete the second one together."

Little Sen scratched his head with a straightforward smile, not daring to see Ruan Mengmeng's reaction.

Ruan Mengmeng bit her lip and glanced at Little Sen before nodding with puffed cheeks.

"Alright, Little Sen, you write one with Mengmeng this time, but Mengmeng, you still need to develop a project of your own. If you want to advance further, both your papers and practical work must pass."

The rescue station itself also had a research-training nature; otherwise, where would they get the funding?

"Come on, let's continue, the fourth task. Some time ago, the people from the Huanan Tiger Research Base in Shaos City talked to me. They want to relocate Huaqiu Valley's mother tiger and her two little tiger cubs to their nature reserve. I didn't agree to it, not because it's not feasible, but because I'm not sure if all the conditions there can satisfy the family of three tigers."

Chen had another idea; he had leveraged quite a lot from his alma mater already, so he could leave this matter to the experts there to discuss with the other party, as developing a new cooperative unit is beneficial for everyone.

He could help in persuading the mother tiger to try living in a new area; if it doesn't work out, they can always move her back.

What seemed to many people to be a troublesome matter was actually not a big deal for him.

Moreover, this matter belonged to internal resource exchange, and the procedures were very complicated. It wasn't something that could be decided just by nodding; at least the leaders of the Provincial Forestry and Grassland Bureau had to meet and discuss before a decision could be made. Therefore, they could start preparing for the assistance work in advance, but the actual implementation was estimated to not take place until at least July.

At that time, it was the season when food was most abundant. A mother tiger that was moved temporarily wouldn't find it hard to locate food for her two little cubs.

Since this was a complete release into the wild, feeding could definitely not be done artificially. Therefore, whether predation was convenient, and whether the food source was abundant were the two most fundamental conditions for whether the translocation could proceed.

As for the other details, there were experts to consider them.

The fourth task was simply for Chen Ying to notify several of the station staff, so if anyone asked, they would know what was going on.

Today's focus was actually the fifth item, concerning the assistance in the investigation of dietary changes in giant pandas raised by Xiong Youming.

Chen Ying briefly repeated the information Xiong Youming had told him, and Little Sen was dumbfounded.

"No way, pandas that don't eat bamboo?"

"Not that they don't eat it at all, but their diet consists mostly of meat."

Chen Ying put emphasis on this point.

"Little Sen, you've delved a bit deeper into the research on diet. First ask your teacher and classmates to see if they've encountered this situation before."

The "Sheep Eating Witch" was just an exception, and it still primarily fed on bamboo, which was different from the panda in Longnan.

The area where this giant panda lived was directly connected to their nature reserve.

The size of that reserve was approximately over 1,800 square kilometers, with the core zone covering over 900 square kilometers, an area more than five times larger than their reserve.

It could be said that if you traveled from Old Northern Gully towards the north-northwest direction, and crossed the Min Mountain Range, you would arrive at the Longnan Nature Reserve.

This region also had a relatively large distribution of wild giant pandas.

Previously, Great Bai and Jiaojiao had intended to let their little ones head in that direction.

After all, the area there was larger, offering more opportunities.

Including Mendun'er and its three cubs, their migration direction was also leaning toward that area, but they moved a bit more to the west.

Chen Ying hadn't decided yet whether to fly directly to Longnan and then enter the reserve to find that giant panda, or to simply take this opportunity to become a hiker for once.

However, if he really wanted to hike across, he would have to apply for a special permit, or else he could end up being detained by the authorities.

He just revealed his desire to hike to Longnan, and Little Sen immediately tattled to Yin Li.

"My Brother Ying really has no limits on his bravery now. Hiking to Longnan, not to mention the distance, just crossing the Min Mountain Range isn't something the average person can endure. It's desolate over there, and in case something happens, calling out to heaven and earth would be of no use, how dangerous would that be. Brother Li, you can't let my Brother Ying carry on like this. Talk some sense into him."

Upon hearing Little Sen's words, Yin Li was instantly enraged and the next second, he made a call and scolded Chen Ying thoroughly.

He didn't just stop there; he also called Professor Bai to complain, which made Professor Bai so angry that he rushed to the emergency station with his spouse that very day.

Chen Ying felt he was wrongly accused.

He was just talking; how could he possibly truly hike there, he wasn't Xu Xiake!

But he did consider getting to the county town at the border of the province first, then traversing the nature reserve to reach the Administration Bureau on the north side.

The reserve spanned two county-level administrative regions, with each county's Forest Grass management unit directly responsible for the specific duties in their areas.

The research station where Xiong Youming worked fell under the jurisdiction of the Forest Grass Bureau of the county in the south, but the activity range of the giant panda he mentioned spent more time in the northern region.

Although the scientific research work didn't need to be so clearly divided, for better communication and coordination, Yin Li still helped him register with the Forest Grass Bureaus of both counties.

Professor Bai and his spouse temporarily settled in the emergency station, ostensibly to support his student, while also giving his spouse, who was not feeling very well, a chance to recuperate in the pristine environment.

Chen Ying had been very busy these past two years and seldom visited his teacher's home, the most recent time being during the New Year.

He was startled when he saw his teacher's wife this time.

"Teacher, what's happened to my teacher's wife? She suddenly looks so frail."

Previously, the teacher's wife was also slender, but you could at least see a little flesh on her. However, this time she appeared almost skin and bones.

Professor Bai sighed but didn't offer an explanation, only shaking his head.

Chen Ying knew his teacher's temperament; if he didn't want to talk, there was definitely a reason.

Fortunately, there was still enough room in the emergency station. Mengmeng voluntarily moved her belongings to the second floor, freeing the first floor for Professor Bai and his wife.

The next day, after lunch, as Master Bai was sitting on the small platform at the door enjoying the sunlight and resting, she suddenly felt a weight on her legs. Opening her eyes, she found herself looking directly into Little Jin's beautiful amber eyes.

This was the first time they had seen Little Jin actively seek closeness with anyone other than Chen Ying, and everyone curiously gathered around to watch Little Jin being affectionate.

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