Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 99 - The Geniuses of the Animal Release World

Chapter 99: Chapter 99: The Geniuses of the Animal Release World Chapter 99: Chapter 99: The Geniuses of the Animal Release World Chen Ying applied for a kilogram of fruit for Little Monkey, and paid out of her own pocket to buy fifty kilograms for the staff to arrange a vehicle to deliver up the mountain.

Apart from bananas and peaches, the fruit also included nectarines and tomatoes.

Little Monkey was very interested in the nectarines, elegantly nibbling at a large peach.

Its one arm couldn’t move freely, so it had to use its two feet and the other arm to embrace the peach, which was about one-fifth the size of its body, and then slowly nibble from the pointed end of the peach.

The high sugar content of the fruit brought joy to people, and naturally, it was no exception for Little Monkey.

Little Monkey lived in an area where nectarines didn’t exist, and this was its first time tasting such delicious fruit.

It really was an extremely cute treasure, taking a bite and then pushing it into Chen Ying’s mouth with its paw, epitomizing unselfish sharing.

However, Chen Ying dared not eat it.

Not to mention that the peach wasn’t washed, it was also bitten by the monkey, tsk~

Taking the piece of fruit, Chen Ying stuffed it back into Little Monkey’s mouth, giving a head pat, “Eat it yourself, I have my own.”

Seeing Chen Ying pull out a much smaller fruit, wash it, and take a bite, Little Monkey thought for a moment, then wanted to wash its peach too.

It had already nibbled several bites, how could it wash it now?

In the end, Chen Ying found a convenient bowl, washed the peach clean, and cut it into chunks neither too big nor too small, telling Little Monkey to grab them from the bowl to eat.

Yin Li had gone to the Forest Station to report for work and called to say he would stay at the base of the mountain for two days for an autumn-winter safety meeting, then go up afterwards.

Given that, Chen Ying didn’t plan to wait for him; there were several little creatures up t`he mountain eagerly waiting to be fed.

Brother Liu drove him and also took two small animals up as well.

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One was the Small Binturong, and the other was a Chinese Giant Salamander.

(Is this kind for the table?)

“This creature is rare; how did it end up at the Rescue Station?”

“Well, sometimes I don’t even understand how those people think,” Brother Liu’s voice sounded somewhat helpless.

“This giant salamander, we traced its origin; a tourist bought it from a breeding farm to release it.”

“Buy a giant salamander to release it?” This line of thinking wasn’t just unique; it was quite peculiar.

“Well, there have been all sorts of strange people in recent years. It’s not uncommon to hear of tortoises being thrown into the water or freshwater fish being released into the sea. The person who released this salamander even said they did their homework.”

The homework was done, but it was somewhat lacking in-depth research.

The wild living conditions required by the giant salamander are quite demanding, and the environment in the breeding farm is not the same as the wild.

This fellow released the giant salamander in a place with many people and fast-moving water.

It was unclear whether he intended to release it or to kill it in a bloodless way.

“Normally, these farm-raised giant salamanders wouldn’t be considered for wildlife rescue. But a professor studying aquatic species said this particular salamander might be a Wild Second Generation, suggesting we try to take it up the mountain for release.”

“Wild Second Generation? That means…”

“I don’t know about that; there are specialists in charge of the investigation.”

Brother Liu didn’t want to talk much more about it, and Chen Ying sensibly didn’t press further.

Those who run breeding farms nearby usually have some connections and background; if the investigation finds issues, someone will handle it, and if no issues are found, then there’s no problem.

“Old Dragon Pond might be suitable, there were giant salamanders there before, right? Why not release it there?”

“I am not handling that matter; you teachers discuss it among yourselves.”

Brother Liu was a logistics staff member, not involved in planning the rescue and releases, at most serving as a tool man to assist with releases.

In the time it took to chat, the Rescue Station was already in sight.

After getting out of the vehicle and helping to settle the two animals, Brother Liu finalized the handover with Duanmu, then rushed off the mountain.

“Brother Ying, you’re finally back; we didn’t know what to do without you.”

“What happened, didn’t we arrange for some to be released?”

“Hey, don’t even mention it, besides the birds, not a single one was released.”

How strange is that?

Curious, Chen Ying carried Little Monkey to the back enclosure.

The inner shed and enclosure where Mr. Lepus had temporarily stayed now housed an Antelope and a Small Roe Deer.

These two guys were friendly, each strolling around without being overly familiar or causing trouble, representative of good roommates from China.

Further inside were two Red Pandas, masters of eating and fighting; every day, it was either about a bowl or a wrestling match.

The Red Panda on the left had a bald spot on its face, supposedly bitten by its roommate.

The temperament of Red Pandas is mild and their movements quite slow; they rank thirteenth on the world’s list of cutest creatures, so it’s very rare for them to fight so fiercely.

Hearing that from Duanmu, Chen Ying wanted to talk to the Red Pandas, wondering why there was such a big grievance with their roommates.

Walking further inside, there lived an older Macaque.

This was an Old Monkey King chased out of its troop, with many old injuries, missing a palm, blind in one eye, and a scarred lip that couldn’t fully close.

Due to its disfiguring injuries, its expression looked somewhat fierce.

It lay on a stone, staring blankly at the sky, completely uninterested in the food placed beside it.

“This old monkey was rescued by villagers at the foot of the mountain and brought to the Rescue Station.

At that time, it had gone into the village to steal food and was chased and bitten by dogs. Since being rescued, it hardly moves or interacts, almost as if it has no hope left in its monkey life.”

It was clear this monkey carried the look of fading existence.

Seeing the Old Monkey in this state, Little Monkey in Chen Ying’s arms curiously got down and rushed over to lift the Old Monkey’s eyelid.

Chen Ying was terrified.

Macaques are not as tame as Tibetan Chief Monkeys; they aren’t of the same kind, and the old Macaque could likely kill the Little Tibetan Macaque instantly.

Surprisingly though, the Old Monkey just pushed the Little Monkey away impatiently, changing its position to continue sulking.

Little Monkey thought the Old Monkey was playing with it, squeaking as it tugged on the Old Monkey’s hair and even sharing a fruit it held in its arms with the Old Monkey.

Annoyed, the Old Monkey sat up, bared its teeth, and revealed a fierce expression.

Little Monkey was scared witless and scurried back, hiding inside Chen Ying’s clothes.

“What a little coward.”

Seeing that the Old Monkey wasn’t completely unresponsive to the outside world, Chen Ying felt somewhat relieved.

“It’s okay, let it stay here for now, and after the center finishes its busy period, we’ll ask Sister Dai how to settle it.”

Actually, the center also had a nursing home area.

It’s for disabled or severely ill elderly animals that couldn’t be released; they generally spend the last peaceful part of their lives in the nursing home area.

The Old Monkey had been expelled from its troop and had wandered alone for a long time; letting it live quietly in the Rescue Station for a while seemed fine.

The birds had all left, and the aviary was completely emptied.

Chen Ying attended to the injuries of the Small binturong and settled it in the aviary.

The place wasn’t large, but it had vegetation and trees, with only the top secured with anti-theft netting to prevent birds from flying away—a necessary measure to also keep other wildlife from entering to catch the birds.

Other animals were manageable, but the Chinese giant salamander was a bit of a headache.

The Rescue Station had no facilities for aquatic animals, nor was it suitable for the salamander to stay too long; if all else failed, it might have to be released overnight.

However, that was also an issue.

After releasing the salamander, someone had to take responsibility for follow-up tracking and monitoring; it couldn’t just be released without any follow-up, in case it couldn’t adapt to life in the wild, which would be just like the irresponsible actions of that release person.

At this moment, Chen Ying almost felt cynically that this might be a trap set for him by someone.