A week later, in Nairobi, Kenya, a team of volunteers from China Central Welfare Association (CWCA) walked out of Jomo Kenyatta Airport. Team leader Zhuo Bingyang called the translator who came to pick them up, and soon a black guy trotted towards the group.
The incubation period of yellow fever is 3 to 6 days, and after the vaccination, you still have to wait for the results. Originally, this was what everyone was most impatient about, but now, at least half of the team is secretly thanking their luck, fortunately they have an extra week to wait. After all, in addition to the incubation period, everyone still has to heal their "wounds".
Zhuo Bingyang said that half of the rescue team died before they even set out in order to vaccinate a badger. Some had their faces scratched, some had their arms twisted, and some had their feet sprained. Most of those who had just received the vaccination went back to get the rabies vaccine.
As a result, Wang Ping's temper became unusually good during the previous week. Anyone in the rescue team with a bandage wrapped around their head or injured hands could touch him at will, and even pinch his face and pull his ears.
The only thing is that whoever tried to trick him into the laboratory ultimately failed.
Because of the badger's unnatural strength, countless people try to trick him into "going with uncle to see goldfish" every day. Unfortunately, no matter how hard people try, the badger, who is extremely vigilant, will not take the bait.
By the end, most people had given up the idea of trying to trick a badger. After all, they were volunteers who were determined to protect wild animals, and they were not Frankensteins. Could they really dissect this thing
Of course, there are also those who are persistent, such as Liu Min, who was blacklisted by a badger from the beginning. Even after getting off the plane, this female Chinese medicine practitioner was still thinking about giving a badger a "physical examination" and studying the application of her Chinese medicine acupuncture therapy to animal medicine.
Wang Ping was squatting in the airline box at this time, held in Gu Lang's arms as they walked out with the team. No staff or customs officials came to check.
After all, Gu Laosan brought the badger here for a serious matter. If he was really quarantined at the airport for a week, the cucumber food would be cold. In this regard, when Zhuo Bingyang communicated with the management of the Ol Pejita Nature Reserve, he said that the badger was a "working badger" following Gu Lang, and could go deep into some areas that were inconvenient for people to enter to shoot and explore for him.
Compared with human staff, using small animals to go deep into the wild has many advantages. On the one hand, it promotes their protected areas, and on the other hand, if there are any special situations, such as injured animals, they can be discovered early, right
Theoretically, there is nothing wrong with Zhuo Bingyang's statement, and the logic is very smooth. Since humans sometimes cannot approach animals, let the animals approach them themselves. But the reserve is still curious, what kind of animal is so arrogant, isn't it afraid of being beaten by a meat bun? Until I saw the photo of a badger.
As a result, curiosity was eliminated and vigilance was raised. People don't want to fight off poachers here and then encounter a "straight-tempered" honey badger. If a honey badger provokes all the animals in the reserve, it will be a disaster.
So while giving the rescue team the green light to enter, the reserve also required that a badger be "interviewed" after everyone arrived. Only after passing the interview would he be allowed to follow Gu Lang into the reserve, otherwise he would have to stay in the hotel.
After leaving the airport, before Gu Lang and Badger could experience the local conditions and customs of the largest city in East Africa, the translator and the airport reception staff led everyone onto a minibus and drove directly north to Meru. Most of the team were doctors, and time was tight, so the other party did not give them time to rest and went straight to the point.
The Ol Pejita Conservancy is located in the equatorial region 240 kilometers northeast of Nairobi, with Mount Kenya, the "equatorial snow mountain", to the west. The total area is more than 90,000 acres, or 360 square kilometers.
In unofficial terms, the Ol Pejita Conservancy is often referred to as the Sweetwater Private Conservancy. Many people find the name Ol Pejita difficult to pronounce and unfamiliar, but once they hear the name Sweetwater Conservancy, they suddenly realize what it is.
Even if you haven't been there, you've probably heard of the only remaining northern subspecies of white rhino, the rare black rhino and the world-famous chimpanzee sanctuary here.
Along the way, Gu Laosan was memorizing the information silently. In addition to wanting to plan a reasonable live broadcast route as independently as possible, he also wanted to be able to "speak without a script" when "showing off" in the live broadcast room.
But according to Zhuo Bingyang, before this, let alone live broadcasting, he could even drive around in the area. But at this sensitive moment, the chances of the reserve letting him set his own route were slim.
Come to think of it, it is difficult to fully protect such a large area with human resources. Just a small path can make the outer protection force useless.
After driving for nearly four hours, we saw a group of buildings in the distance in front of the minibus.
Ol Pejita is the name of the reserve and also the place name. The reason why animals migrated here in large numbers was because of war and human's unscrupulous hunting. Seeing this, the local ranch merged with the then small Sweetwater Reserve to achieve the current size.
This place is known as the place with the "freest life" and is a paradise for wild animals. Of course, it is surrounded by iron fences and artificial isolation zones, so this freedom should be put in quotation marks. But compared to the cages in the zoo, it is indeed a paradise.
The minibus arrived in front of the building complex, passed two checkpoints, and finally stopped in a small square. This is the hotel area, surrounded by resort hotels and souvenir shops, and the office of the reserve is also here.
After getting off the car, you can see forest rangers and military police running by with guns on their backs, as well as medical staff in white coats rushing around. Vehicles come in and out from time to time, bringing or sending away various animals.
At this time, there are not many people who can come here. Most of them are staff from other protected areas in Kenya. CWCA is relatively fast, and rescue teams from many countries are on the way. After all, in addition to the incubation period of yellow fever, there are also miscellaneous matters to communicate. Most of the non-governmental organizations that can set off at any time are associations.
Zhuo Bingyang immediately followed the staff to report to the current institution in the reserve, while the rest of the people arranged accommodation first. The conditions were quite good, all of them were large suites in high-end hotels.
With the closure of the reserve, the hotels were naturally vacated and became the bases for various volunteer teams. However, everyone was not very interested in chatting, and everyone felt that the main theme was to sleep outdoors.
Wang Ping, who was released as soon as he got on the minibus, was squatting in Gu Laosan's arms and listening to everyone's gossip. He found that when everyone was talking about camping outdoors and the difficult conditions, their expressions were very casual, and there was no dissatisfaction or resistance on their faces.
It makes sense that those who are willing to volunteer in such places are either used to this kind of life or are mentally prepared. Even Gu Xianyu is not afraid of hardship, let alone these seniors.
Gu Lang was arranged to stay with everyone else, and a salted fish even occupied a large suite by himself. But before Wang Ping could finish his room and bathroom, a black guy with a work badge came to the door and led Gu Lang to the reserve office across the square.
Wang Ping knew that the interview he had been talking about was about to begin. He just didn't know what kind of test he would be given, and he was actually a little excited just thinking about it.
"Will you give me a work permit or something? At least I'll have work clothes, right?"
Wang Ping held his chin up as Gu Lang carried him across the square and into a building that looked like an office building. People were coming and going inside, and it looked extremely busy. After passing the stairs, the young man pushed open a door that looked like a conference room and motioned for Gu Lang to go in first.
As soon as they entered the door, a certain salted fish and a certain badger were stunned at the same time.
There were indeed a few people who looked like "interviewers" sitting behind a table, including Zhuo Bingyang. But in addition to them, there was a special guy lying on the ground in front of the table.
"This lion... is here for an interview too? Is the competition in this field so fierce?"