When returning to Xihong Zoo, almost half a day had passed.
Due to the highly sensitive nature of the matter at Xiong Hu Mountain Villa, no information was leaked externally.
No one knew where Yang Lin had taken Hua Dajie.
The tourists only felt that after their outing, Hua Dajie seemed to be in a better mood.
“See, even a tigress feels much better when you take her out,” one commented.
“Director Yang understands postpartum care.”
“Guys, take notes. Stop asking your wives why they’re angry for no reason.”
“Did they go shopping? Hua Dajie still has blood on her claws.”
“It really was a bloodbath.”
“Hua Dajie’s postpartum depression is gone, but I wonder which unlucky animal was depressed by being beaten.”
Amidst the speculations of the tourists, an official post from Xiong Hu Mountain Villa quickly caused an uproar on the internet.
The post announced that Xiong Hu Mountain Villa would soon be renamed Xihong Zoo Guilin Branch.
This news instantly sent netizens into a frenzy, especially those in Guilin.
“What’s going on? Did Director Yang acquire Xiong Hu Mountain Villa?”
“Why is the branch still in western Guangxi? Can’t it be here? We really need a Xihong Zoo.”
“Exactly, give other cities a chance. One Xihong Zoo in Guangxi is enough.”
“I sincerely envy the people of Guilin. Now you don’t have to travel all the way to Ningnan.”
“We only have one zoo in northern Hubei, and it’s been under demolition for two years without reconstruction. I’m so envious. The animals were rented out to other places. I don’t know if they’ll be returned.”
“This is depressing. Can someone contact Director Yang and ask him to build a branch here? The rarest animal in our zoo is a husky.”
“As a native of Guilin, I am very pleased with Director Yang’s decision.”
“Xiong Hu Mountain Villa definitely needs a renovation. It has a lot of animals, but none of them are interesting. Tigers and lions aren’t fierce at all; they lack any distinctiveness.”
“I just hope that after Director Yang takes over, Xiong Hu Mountain Villa can regain its vitality.”
“We worry about the animals suffering, but we also worry about Director Yang driving a Land Rover.”
For a time, besides expressing their envy towards the people of Guilin, netizens could only hope that Xihong Zoo would develop faster and open branches all over the country.
It was foreseeable that when Xiong Hu Mountain Villa was officially renamed Xihong Zoo, the visitor numbers would reach their peak.
The Forestry Bureau, as the main responsible department, had already anticipated this.
However, they were more eager to see Yang Lin propose a new development direction for Xiong Hu Mountain Villa.
Time quickly passed to the next day. As soon as dawn broke, Yang Lin drove to Xiong Hu Mountain Villa alone.
As soon as he appeared, the main负责人 of the villa and some leaders from the Forestry Bureau were already waiting for him in the conference room.
Seeing their expectant eyes, Yang Lin decided to get straight to the point.
“Regarding the future development direction of the villa, this is how I’m thinking: instead of controlling the numbers through family planning, let’s release a batch back into the mountains.”
As soon as Yang Lin spoke, a commotion erupted in the conference room.
“Release them into the mountains? That doesn’t seem appropriate.”
“Yes, we’ve considered this plan before, but on one hand, there’s no place that can accommodate so many large predators, and on the other hand, the wild survival abilities of those animals are very worrying.”
“I really can’t think of any place’s natural ecosystem that can support so many fierce beasts.”
“I heard that the Medog Nature Reserve added two, and they almost disrupted the ecological balance.”
“Director Yang, could you please reconsider? This really won’t work.”
It was clear that no one in the room was optimistic about Yang Lin’s proposal.
Yang Lin was not in a hurry. After everyone had finished speaking, he continued:
“I understand your concerns, but the reason I dare to propose this plan is because I have my own arrangements.”
As he spoke, Yang Lin inserted a USB drive into the projector and opened a pre-prepared PPT.
“Look here. This is a statistical table of the current wild boar situation nationwide.”
“According to this data from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, there are nearly 2 million wild boars nationwide, and human-wildlife conflict is severe in many areas.”
“A while ago, I even went on a business trip to the Qinling Mountains to resolve this issue. At that time, I thought if there were enough tigers, there wouldn’t be such a rampant wild boar problem.”
Hearing this, everyone in the conference room still looked confused.
“What does this have to do with releasing tigers into the mountains?”
“Director Yang, you’re not thinking of releasing the tigers here to various places across the country to help solve the wild boar problem, are you?”
“That’s unlikely. The tigers in the villa lack wildness, and their wild survival ability is also very worrying. Can they defeat wild boars?”
“Even if they can defeat them, they won’t be controllable, will they?”
“It sounds somewhat feasible, but it’s difficult to implement in practice.”
Vaguely guessing Yang Lin’s idea, everyone immediately started discussing.
But in the end, they still felt the feasibility was too low.
At this moment, Yang Lin spoke again.
“I have naturally considered the issues you’ve raised. My solution is to conduct special training for the tigers in the villa to improve their wild survival abilities and simultaneously stimulate their wild instincts.”
“After passing the special training, they will be leased to forestry departments in various regions to address the wild boar problem in areas with severe infestations.”
“After completing one round, all the tigers will be transformed from pampered house cats into true kings of the forest.”
Hearing this, everyone in the conference room was stunned.
Especially when they heard that Yang Lin was going to conduct special training for the tigers.
If Yang Lin wasn't the director of Xihong Zoo, they might have thought he was some ignorant amateur.
They had conducted wilderness release training for wild animals before, but the process was extremely lengthy.
It required more than a year of post-training wilderness monitoring to ensure they wouldn’t die in the wild.
The last released wild Siberian tiger, Wanda Shan No. 1, is still under monitoring, requiring an immense amount of manpower and resources.
Just as everyone was expressing doubt, the special training plan Yang Lin then proposed made their eyes light up.
“My initial idea is to select the first batch of 50 tigers to form a 'Flying Tiger Team,' which will undergo special training led by Hua Dajie and other animals from my park. Upon successful completion, they will be issued graduation certificates.”