Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl

The production time was a bit longer than expected, but the process went smoothly.

The young Fishing Cat mother has a strong maternal instinct, taking care of her three Little Cubs with great attention to detail.

Chen Ying didn't disturb her, planning to wait another ten days. Once the little kittens successfully open their eyes, they can collect samples and then leave.

Returning nature to the animals is what a protector should do.

Old Fang fully cooperated from this side, and everyone enjoyed working together, especially after obtaining high-definition, uncensored videos of Asian elephants giving birth from Chen Ying. Old Fang's team tried several times to invite Chen Ying to join the Asian Elephant joint research team.

Elephants giving birth is not rare. In captivity, elephants' pregnancy and birthing are well-documented, but videos of wild elephants giving birth are seldom seen, especially since wild Asian elephants can be very aggressive. Even the slightest unusual movement might drive them mad, especially during childbirth.

If enraged, it might experience a difficult birth, and you'd definitely be in trouble.

Time flies by quickly. By the eighth day, a Fishing Cat cub had started to open its eyes, and by the ninth day, all three cubs had broken free from their eyelids' constraints, revealing their bright, watery eyes.

Chen Ying brought along a collar, planning to give the Fishing Cat mother a tracking collar before leaving.

The other male Fishing Cat was also found, and it had a collar too, but the process was tough. The two researchers with injuries on their hands were practically weeping in frustration.

As for Chen Ying, he took two fish strung together with a grass rope, as if visiting relatives.

"Let's make a deal. Put on this thing, and it will be easier for me to find you next time."

Not far away, a Clouded Leopard and an Indochinese Leopard, each on one side, were watching Chen Ying's actions, not missing the amusing process of Chen Ying coaxing the cat.

The Clouded Leopard had just finished its snack and was languidly hugging a tree branch, dozing off while seemingly humming a tune.

Clouded Leopard: Uncle Hat, there's a mischievous man here sweet-talking a single mom!

The Indochinese Leopard, still sitting upright, watched Chen Ying's hands. Whatever he had, if it could let the Two-legged beast locate him, maybe it could allow him to locate the beast instead?

Chen Ying never imagined there would be a silly creature wanting to wear it himself. He actually didn't plan to put a collar on the Indochinese Leopard, particularly because leopards have their own protection organization. Besides, Old Fang's team also promotes "leopard-friendly coffee plantation" methods, aiming to maintain canopy continuity, providing sufficient continuous territory for the Indochinese Leopard's activities.

The Indochinese Leopard jumped down from the tree, intending to rummage through someone's bag, for now putting aside that Chen Ying was negotiating with the young Fishing Cat mother.

"Meow-aow, two aren't enough, need more."

"You can't finish so many at once. On a hot day like this, it will just go to waste."

"Meow-aow, live ones, lots of them, the cubs need to eat."

"Be reasonable, your cubs won't eat fish until after two months. Which fish can be preserved that long?"

"Meow-aow, don't care, I just want it."

Saying you won't wear it doesn't mean a thing, for the paws already hooked around the belt part, just waiting for the fish to be in place.

Chen Ying had no way with this haughty Cat Mother, thought for a while and negotiated about whether they could assign someone to feed her.

"Meow-aow, just put it in the water, and I'll catch it myself to eat."

Thinking about it, it seemed feasible. He stood up to inspect the surroundings. If they could use a beaver dam method to build a fish pond near the mangrove close to the cat's den, the fish couldn't escape while keeping water flow intact. It could satisfy the Fishing Cat mother's fish cravings, and once the young Fishing Cats grew up, it could also be used for swimming and diving practice.

After placing the two fish in front of the Cat Mother, Chen Ying took out his phone to start filming. While filming, he explained his idea. Later, he could directly communicate with the teams from both countries responsible for the Fishing Cat project about the funding needed for dam construction. He and Dao Meihua could easily donate a bit.

It's just that there aren't any beavers here, only otters. Otherwise, they wouldn't need their intervention. A master builder beaver could complete it without needing to file any reports.

The Fishing Cat mother understood Chen Ying's intention too, so when Chen Ying proposed putting on the collar again first, she gracefully agreed.

The collar for small cats isn't big, specially made thin and waterproof based on their physique, since Fishing Cats are diving and fishing masters. Without waterproofing, it would fail in three days.

The plan Chen Ying submitted was approved in less than two hours, practically at international speed.

Not only approved, but they also plan to invite specialized construction experts for an onsite survey to see if designing a template could be feasible for similar water habitats to help Fishing Cats.

If natural materials could be used to alter the water environment in small areas, it would benefit Fishing Cats and might mitigate flood impacts to an extent.

Though complete floodproofing is impossible, if it could provide a buffer, maybe it would allow Fishing Cats to escape danger, and wouldn't that be a form of rescue?

The details of construction are out of Chen Ying's hands, and he's currently in a tug-of-war with an Indochinese Leopard.

This rascal doesn't care about suitability, with a mindset of "what other cats have, it must have too," which isn't quite appropriate here.

"It won't fit! Look at yourself, how thick is another's neck compared to yours, check it, it won't even close!"

Lucky does not bother with any of that, firmly gripping it, refusing to let go. Why should the other cat have it and not him? Is he not the Two-legged beast's favorite Hajimi anymore?