I have a wildlife zoo

Daigo: "I'll ask the director!"

He was in the cafeteria at the moment, and Fang Ye and Lan Li were also there having a meal.

"Director!"

Fang Ye smiled and asked, "What's up?"

Daigo said, "In our Linhai Zoo enthusiast group chat, one of the members found a bird stuck to a glue trap and isn't sure how to deal with it."

"In that case, tell him to call our rescue center's hotline. If he doesn't know it, he can either dial 114 to get the number or call 110!" Fang Ye said while opening QQ to check the group's chat history.

The veterinary hospital always has someone on duty; after the upgrade, we set up a hotline open to the public. If citizens encounter something like a wild boar, they can now directly call the zoo for help.

Daigo stroked his chin, deep in thought: "Right, there does seem to be a rescue center at the zoo. The wild boar was sent there too, right? But I really don't know the phone number!"

At that moment, Fang Ye also saw the little bird with gray-green wings and a touch of yellow in the group's photo and replied, "This is a light-vented bulbul. It's commonly seen in the cities of the south, right up there with sparrows and warbling white-eyes as one of the city's three treasures!"

Qingzui: "/laughcry, it turns out to be a very common bird? I've never even heard of it!"

Lili: "Never heard of it +1, I only know about sparrows."

Dirty Hollywood Night: "By the way, how do you even pronounce this character? I can't read it."

Fang Ye: "'Bēi,' it's also called the Chinese bulbul. You must have heard of this one. It's got a patch of white on its head, which is one of its distinguishing features."

Qingzui: "Oh, I do know about the Chinese bulbul."

Fang Ye: "@Mr. Lin, our rescue center's number is xxxxx. Call and report the address. Our staff will come over after we eat. We're eating right now."

Anyway, the light-vented bulbul's situation wasn't urgent.

Lin Hao saw the information on QQ and felt both delighted and surprised. Explore stories on My Virtual Library Empire

After just finding out the bird was a light-vented bulbul, he checked and found out it wasn't a protected species.

He exclaimed, "I would never have imagined that a zoo would bother with such an ordinary bird!"

Fang Ye: "Of course, they're all part of nature. Plus, since we set up the rescue center, we haven't received many rescue calls. We currently have plenty of staff and space resources. If the rescue station's space gets full, you might have to handle it yourself, but we can provide technical assistance."

Lin Hao asked, "So, what should I do for now?"

Fang Ye: "You mentioned you put it in water to wash. Are you still washing it? Take it out and dry it off; if it stays soaked for too long, its body temperature will drop. You can put it in a cardboard box lined with a towel.

You can give it some water to drink. Generally, water can be given to birds being rescued as long as they haven't drowned, but don't feed it anything without knowing what's safe.

Position the bird's beak level, the tip slightly angled downward, to prevent the water from choking it.

Then drip the water onto your hand and let it flow off your fingertips. You can also use a cotton swab or a straw as a substitute. If the bird wants to drink, it will; don't force-feed it."

"Oh, okay!"

Lin Hao quickly did as instructed and took the light-vented bulbul out, drying it with his own towel.

The light-vented bulbul he held in his hand was forcefully pecking at him, but to a human, the force was neither painful nor bothersome.

Then Lin Hao dipped his finger in water, leveled the Chinese bulbul's beak, and reached out.

The Chinese bulbul licked it twice, and then turned its head away, seeming not to be very thirsty.

It might have already taken a few sips when it was soaking in the basin to wash off the adhesive earlier.

Next, Lin Hao found a courier box and padded it with a towel, placing the Chinese bulbul inside. The towel was a gift to it!

Fang Ye was in the group chat sharing knowledge with everyone, "Water won't wash off the adhesive, but you can use menthol oil to remove it, dish soap to remove the menthol oil, then rinse with warm water to get rid of the dish soap, and finally dry with a towel.

After the cleaning work is done, you can't immediately release the bird. Birds have natural oils on their feathers that they spread by preening with their beaks, like waxing a car for maintenance, which makes the feathers waterproof and insulating.

You have to wait for a week to half a month to allow the protective layer on its feathers to regenerate."

Besides that, if birds get stuck to glue boards, they'll try to clean off the adhesive with their beaks, potentially ingesting toxic glue in the process, so you also have to administer a detox shot and observe them for three to five days."

Daigo, "Wow, you really deserve to be the zoo director, such expertise!"

Qingzui, "Learned something new, learned something new!"

Monk Miaoshan, "This is so complicated! Indeed, professional tasks should be left to professionals."

Lin Hao felt relieved, thinking that if the zoo hadn't handled it, he was considering treating the bird himself, feeding it and giving it water every day to help it recuperate, which could have easily ended up killing it.

Moreover, as someone who had to go to work every day, he wouldn't have had the energy for such attentive care.

At that moment, Lili asked, "Director, what if we don't have menthol oil at home?"

Fang Ye thought about it, "Menthol oil is the most appropriate, but alcohol and cooking oil can work too, though the effect might be a bit less. If a bird accidentally sticks to a glue board, don't forcibly tear it off, as that could injure the bird."

Lin Hao complained, "It wasn't me who tore it off. We had agreed to leave it be, but the landlord came over and just yanked it off. Luckily it didn't seem to be stuck too tightly."

He called the rescue center, and the duty staff asked for details, "You said a bird got stuck on a mouse glue board, may I ask what kind of bird it is? Can you describe its physical characteristics? How is the bird doing now? Where do you live? Could you leave a contact number?

Alright, thank you. Our staff will get in touch with you by phone when they're on their way!"

Lin Hao felt quite cool when he said the words "Chinese bulbul."

Feeling a bit proud, he thought this was something that most people wouldn't recognize, although he had only just learned it himself.

After having dinner, considering it would take a while for the staff from the zoo to get there, and having just learned the procedure, he decided to start treating the Chinese bulbul himself.

They didn't have menthol oil at home, but there was cooking oil.

Gently rubbing with the oil proved to be much more effective than water, allowing a leg that was firmly stuck to its abdomen to separate.

After cleaning and drying it off, the Chinese bulbul seemed much more relaxed, standing up in the box, cocking its head, with its black eyes staring at him, seemingly lost in thought.

Lin Hao said with a smile, "Little buddy, it's your bad luck to get stuck to a mouse glue board, but it's also your good fortune to meet me! I know the experts, so I didn't just treat you any old way."

Once the Chinese bulbul's legs and chest were separated, he closed the box, putting a book on top to prevent it from jumping out, leaving a gap for air.

When the staff called, he picked up the box and went downstairs.

The staff even took a photo of him holding the box, of course for promotional purposes.