Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 335 - 333: Thanks for the Invitation, Animals in the Mountains Don’t Watch TV
Chapter 335 -333: Thanks for the Invitation, Animals in the Mountains Don’t Watch TV
Old Gao took Little Sen and left early in the morning.
After negotiations with the center, someone else was assigned to accompany the filming crew.
After they left, Chen Ying went up the mountain.
Today he planned to visit a family of otters.
Additionally, the panda monitoring team reported that recently, two wild cats entered the area; it seemed that the annual mating season was about to commence.
Jinya and Little Jin were active at night during this period, opting to sleep and sunbathe on the Pavilion Bridge during the day—visibly gaining some roundness.
The weight loss from the highland trip had almost entirely returned in the last half-month.
Equipped with gear and a medical kit, he ventured into the mountains.
Today’s tasks were substantial; he needed to create files for the otter family and also to check on the Big Spirit Cat Mother, who had returned here to give birth.
The Spiritual Cat Mother had come back during the New Year.
She made a round at the First Aid Station and didn’t choose last year’s nest. Instead, she found a cave in the wild to settle in.
Little Sen suspected that the Big Spirit Cat Mother was pregnant again, but he couldn’t catch her to check, so he made a note for Chen Ying to figure out a way to have a look.
Chen Ying wouldn’t interfere with the natural reproduction, but since he knew about it, he felt he could still check in.
Additionally, a clouded leopard and a leopard cat were also frequently appearing north of the First Aid Station.
He first went to see the Big Spirit Cat Mother.
When he found her, the Cat Mother was sleeping. Upon seeing that it was Chen Ying, she let out a weak meow and simply rolled over to continue sleeping.
She seemed to have no issues, and as for whether she was carrying offspring, they would know if she gave birth in due time.
The journey from there to the stream below Huaqiu Valley wasn’t far.
Before reaching the water, he saw the otter family busily working on constructing their home.
The three little otters were not yet ready to leave the nest. Moreover, the stream in Huaqiu Valley stretched long; even after the children left the nest, they could still live nearby.
Because there was more water than in previous years, a rather shallow pond had formed at the Water Bay, where the three little ones helped their mother gather nest materials and frolicked in the water.
Upon seeing Chen Ying’s arrival, the three tiny creatures hurriedly went ashore, once again pulling off their fake collision scam.
While Chen Ying was busy collecting the little ones’ body data and biological samples, the filming crew also ran into trouble.
Their filming task today was to go to Old Bear Gully to shoot water deer and forest musk deer.
However, on the way there, the film crew nearly encountered danger.
The path from the Protection Station to Old Bear Gully was not difficult to travel. The problem was that this same path was also a frequent haunting ground for antelopes.
The group was walking down a gentle slope, discussing the scenery and animals of Jiamu Gully enthusiastically, when a bunch of yellow-throated martens in the trees followed them, seemingly curious about the arrival of so many two-legged beasts.
They had not gone far when the lead guide asked them to stop and keep quiet.
The crew, with their keen sense of smell, quickly raised their cameras and aimed at the forest ahead.
In minutes, a group of antelopes, three adults and two young, slowly stepped out of the forest and stopped on the forest trail to observe them.
With so many people around, not everyone will follow instructions. Curious about what antelopes looked like, one of them ignored the guide’s warning and went to the side to take photos with their phone.
The flashlight startled the sensitive nerves of the antelope, and the leading big antelope let out a call, lowered its head, and prepared to charge.
Terrified, the guide hurriedly signaled for people to scatter.
The antelope’s movements were quite swift, and the people who were chattering and taking photos didn’t heed the guide at all.
Realizing their colleagues were dodging to the sides and the big antelope was charging toward them, they were so stunned they could only scream and forgot to evade.
Amidst the shouts of the crowd, someone shoved the young photographers aside while they themselves were knocked several meters away by the antelope.
The following antelopes also ran through the crowd and into the forest on the side behind them.
After the antelopes disappeared, everyone came to their senses. They hurried to check on the guide who got hit.
The director’s face was pale with urgency and fear as he made an emergency call.
Meanwhile, in the director’s office of the Protection Station, the publicity officer in charge was asking for instructions about the next guide arrangements.
“Dr. Xia definitely doesn’t want to. She left early this morning with Dr. Gao. The others are not familiar with the mountains. I want to contact Dr. Chen, but they flatly refused, saying they were too busy to cater to us due to work.”
The publicity officer felt troubled and could understand the First Aid Station’s attitude. Anyone would be upset if their work was misrepresented without any reason.
Because their jobs were different, they did not need to deal with the internet; otherwise, the current malicious online comments alone could drive anyone to despair.
“We’ve been very cooperative, but we can’t just comply with every demand for the sake of promotion. In the end, who are the professionals here, them or us?”
Little Sen was serious and meticulous in his work, whether it was taking care of panda cubs or wild giant pandas that were pregnant or had just given birth, or dealing with black bears and leopards, he was always up to the task. Such talent would be fought over anywhere.
Wasn’t it common knowledge among those working in wildlife conservation that wild animals needed to maintain a distance from humans? But circumstances varied, and for places like the Jiamu Gully First Aid Station, achieving a harmonious integration into the forest was the ideal state.
Despite appearances that wild animals might not be very intelligent, they too understood who was friend or foe! They knew that the Two-legged beasts of the first aid station were there to save their lives, and would never go there to fight.
Even animals were better than people now!
No sooner had the discussion ended than an emergency call came in—someone was injured by an antelope. On hearing the details, the director couldn’t help but slam his fist on the desk in anger.
The staff from the Protection Station were the first on the scene, and without a word, they lifted the injured person and headed out.
As for what the TV production team should do, that wasn’t their concern; human life was paramount.
In situations like this, filming was difficult to continue, but time was tight, and since this was a promotional program in collaboration with the station and local authorities, there couldn’t be any delay.
At that point, someone began to whisper on the side.
“Dr. Xia was pretty nice yesterday. If he had led us, we wouldn’t have run into this mess today.”
The person who had been writing the small composition changed complexion and glared at the speaker.
Before he could get a word out, the director blew his top. Save it for back at base, he thought. What kind of mess is this, squabbling halfway through?
He urgently requested that another Guide be sent over, and additionally arranged for two crew members to follow and take care of the injured Guide’s subsequent treatment.
“Don’t they have a Veterinarian at the first aid station? Why doesn’t the center just send him over?”
“Do you think you can just order him over?” The director had done his homework before coming; he knew whom he could afford to provoke and whom he couldn’t, and he had a clear picture in his mind.
It was one thing for a small, background-less doctor like Little Sen, but to trouble someone like Chen Ying, who was well-known and had both status and connections in the circle? Was he someone you could just provoke?
Whether he was someone to provoke or not was another matter; the work still had to continue.
After several phone calls, they finally got a response—stay put for a while, a new Guide would be arriving soon.
After about twenty minutes, Chen Ying arrived.
“I have a lot of work to do. Just tell me directly how you need me to cooperate.”
This attitude immediately displeased some.
But Chen Ying couldn’t care less. After chatting with the director and understanding what they wanted to film, he didn’t say another word and led the crew away.
He walked quickly and with an abrupt manner. When told to slow down, he just gave a cold look to the one who spoke.
“We are in the nature reserve’s forest, not a tourist spot. There are numerous wild animals in the vicinity. If you’re here to sightsee, I suggest you find another place.”
With that said, those who had been lamenting fell silent, though their faces were not pleased.
“I hope you will take my advice; this isn’t a park or a scenic area. The wild animals won’t be getting up close and personal with you. If it weren’t for your disobedience earlier, would our comrade have gotten hurt?”
After saying a few cold words, Chen Ying led them into Old Bear Gully.
“Up ahead is where water deer commonly appear. Usually, during summer and autumn, they only move around at dawn and dusk, spending their days resting in the forest. But now, since it’s the end of winter, the beginning of spring, they’ll be active in the sun in the morning.”
Chen Ying was impeccable when it came to professional matters.
Under his guidance, the filming crew captured footage of the water deer moving both in the water and on the bank.
The shooting segments arranged by the program team also went smoothly.
But for some reason, everyone felt the pressure of time. They wanted to take a break but, seeing Chen Ying’s stern face, they couldn’t bring themselves to voice the thought.
“You’re in luck. There are three giant pandas converging on the opposite mountain.”
Chen Ying suddenly spoke up, signaling the camera operators to aim at the opposite hillside.
As expected, two of the black-and-white bears slowly approached each other, and up in the tree above them, another giant panda was looking down.
“Panda mating season usually takes place around March to May, but they start to gather beforehand in search of a mate.”
Chen Ying observed and concluded that the panda in the tree was a female, while the two below were males.
The program team was thrilled. Encountering giant pandas in courtship was incredibly fortunate.
After Chen Ying provided the information, he stepped aside to let them arrange the filming.
The three hosts took advantage of the break to get chummy with Chen Ying.
Chen Ying glanced at them, then at another guest who was unhappily standing with a group of displeased crew members not far away, his brow furrowed.
“Inviting me to a talk show? Sorry, I’m busy.”
Chen Ying wasn’t the least bit interested; promotion wasn’t his job. His services were for the animals—since when do wild animals watch talk shows? What a joke.
The three hosts told him that this could improve his profile in the circle. Chen Ying listened, then firmly declined.
“Dr. Chen, you also promote conservation knowledge online, don’t you? Participating in this talk show could help increase your personal account’s followers.”
“Thank you, I’ll just delete my account later.”
This response left the female host so stunned she didn’t know how to react.
