Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl

Chapter 24 - 24 Sleepless Night

From the traces, this should be a tiger, but he didn't know what type.

In theory, this area used to be inhabited by South China tigers, but there had been no sightings of South China tigers for many years.

Many people believed that if South China tigers were still to be found, it would definitely be in this conservation area where he was located.

But luck was just that bad; many people swore they had seen wild South China tigers, yet after thoroughly

Approaching the freshly discovered, still reasonably fresh droppings, Chen Ying took out a sample bag to collect them.

Besides what seemed to be tiger poop, he also found claw marks on a nearby tree trunk.

These claw marks were different from those left by leopards and lynxes, but he had never seen tiger claw marks with his own eyes, so he still needed to take photos and send them to his teacher for evaluation.

Apart from those two things, he also found several strands of hair with follicles in a nearby bush.

At first glance, they really looked like tiger fur as described in the books, but confirmation would still require testing back at the lab.

They could also use the biological information carried on the follicles to determine whether this big cat was an unrecorded South China tiger.

Although he hadn't seen the tiger itself this time, these discoveries were quite impressive.

Once it was confirmed that there were wild South China tigers here, next time, it wouldn't just be him coming.

Undeterred, he maneuvered the drone once more to search the surrounding area, but still found nothing.

It was as if that tiger had just suddenly vanished here.

Chen Ying sighed. Reluctant as he was, he planned to head back.

Carrying these samples made it inconvenient to explore deeper into the mountains—it was better to head back and confirm the results earlier.

On his way back, he specifically went to check on Squirrel Mother, but unfortunately didn't see her, probably because she was in her burrow conducting safety training for her babies.

By the time he returned to the Rescue Station, it was already dark.

Little Sen had helped feed Leopard Sister and her two cubs. When he turned around he saw Chen Ying carrying his bag towards the lab.

"Brother Ying, did you find something good?"

"Suspected samples of South China tiger feces and fur. I'm going to check them first, and I'll tell you more later."

Their conversation wasn't hidden, and soon, the rumor that Chen Ying had found traces left by a South China tiger spread throughout the entire Rescue Station and the medical group at the Giant Panda Conservation and Breeding Center.

The night shift that evening had changed to two young people.

After hearing the news, not daring to approach Chen Ying directly, they went to the medical area next door to find Duanmu Lin to try to get more detailed information from him.

Duanmu Lin looked helplessly at the two of them.

"I haven't even seen Brother Ying yet. How could I possibly know more? Besides, Brother Ying only mentioned it might be, and he's still working overtime on identifying it. If you want to know more, just ask him yourselves at breakfast tomorrow."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Chen Ying rushing over to find him.

"Duanmu, here are the fecal samples, please can you work overtime and help check them?"

Although it was not certain whether they were South China tiger feces, the data could explain a lot of issues, answer many questions, and also analyze whether there were any hidden health concerns in the individual.

Even if it wasn't a South China tiger, they still needed the relevant information.

As for the genetic identification, thanks to the national treasure Mendun'er, they really did have one such device at the rescu...