In the vast Jorgai steppe, the predatory thing happens every day. It's not just carnivores that hunt herbivores, humans hunt them too. Over the years, with the advancement of urbanization, forests and grasslands have been gradually occupied, and the survival situation of various wild animals has become very serious. Nowadays, driven by interests, the relationship between humans and wildlife is inseparable.
In this increasingly severe grassland, there was also a tear-jerking incident. Similar to Mr. Dongguo in the past, the story we want to tell this time is also a story between man and wolf, but its ending is very different from Mr. Dongguo. Chengdu girl Li Weiyi saved the little wolf, but was not harmed, and finally Li Weiyi released the little wolf back to nature.
First, the first encounter with the little wolf
The story takes place in April 2010, when Li Weiyi was still a wildlife painter. When she came to the Ruoerge Grassland in search of creative inspiration, where she saw the snow in the distance and the green grass up close, she was very satisfied with this sketching place. But then something unexpected happened, and perhaps Li Weiyi herself did not expect that this incident had rewritten her fate.
At that time, just a few days after she came to the Ruoerge steppe, she happened to hear the story of the wolf king from the mouths of the herders. The she-wolf had just given birth to a cub, and the wolf king ran out to forage for her, but unfortunately mistakenly fell into the herders' trap. In order to survive, the wolf king had to cut off a front leg, but he was not able to escape the herders' pursuit, and was eventually killed and skinned.
The she-wolf waited in the nest for a few days, and when she did not see her partner return, she understood that the wolf king had been killed. The she-wolf knew that she would not be able to feed the litter of wolf cubs, so she followed the smell and took the initiative to find the herders who killed the wolf king, and deliberately ate the poisonous bait they had dropped. Before dying, the she-wolf used all her strength to cut her own fur, which was the final revenge on the herders, so that they could not sell it for money.
As an animal painter, Li Weiyi herself has a special affection for wild animals, and after hearing this story, she remembered the few little wolf cubs without parents. Since this incident had just happened, Li Weiyi thought that the little wolf cubs might not be dead, and out of her desire to protect wild animals, she decided to look for these baby wolf cubs.
The search process was not very smooth, due to the harsh climate and the harsh environment, Li Weiyi took a lot of effort to find the 6 little wolf cubs. Unfortunately, by the time she found them, 5 of the 6 were dead due to the harsh environment and the loss of their parents' protection, and the only one left was already dying. This sad scene made Li Weiyi sad and indignant, and at that time she made up her mind to protect this last little wolf cub.
The little wolf and its human "mother"
Li Weiyi knew in her heart that in such a harsh natural environment as the Ruoerge grassland, the little wolf cub would certainly not be able to survive alone, but she was not at ease to hand over the little wolf to the herders. Under all considerations, she made a very difficult decision, she wanted to take the little wolf back to Chengdu to raise herself, and when the little wolf had the ability to survive and hunt, she would release it back into nature.
There was nothing too difficult about bringing the little wolf back to Chengdu, and Li Weiyi placed it in an unused apartment of hers, where she and a friend took turns taking care of it. Li Weiyi also gave the little wolf a name called Green, which translates to Chinese is "Green". The name is taken from Grimm's Fairy Tales, just like his encounter with the little wolf, isn't it like a fairy tale?
In fact, there are many concerns about raising wild animals. After all, wolves are still different from animals such as cats and dogs, and their wild nature is in their bones and cannot be erased. At first, Li Weiyi was still afraid that the little wolf would hurt himself, and he was also afraid that Green would cause panic among others in the city. In the process of growing up, Green did not let his "mother" worry at all, biting everything that could be bitten in the family, and often howled in the sky, scaring Li Weiyi's neighbors not lightly.
For Li Weiyi, this is a living life after all, and Li Weiyi also understands that everything the little wolf does is because of its nature. Since she had chosen to bring the little wolf back to the city, she was ready to take on everything for him. Therefore, Li Weiyi deliberately retained the characteristics of the Grimm wolf, usually feeding him live animals, cultivating his hunting skills, and soon Green grew into a wolf that could stand alone, and Li Weiyi also realized that it was time to let go.
Third, Grimm's return
Li Weiyi decided to release Green back to the grassland at the right time. Fearing that he would not be able to adapt to survival in the wild at once, Li Weiyi took him to live together in the grassland for a long time before being released back to Green. During this time, Green's hunting skills have become more and more sophisticated, and he is no longer afraid in the face of more ferocious predators than him, and there is no pressure to feed himself.
Soon, the day of separation came, and Li Weiyi picked a sunny day and came to the depths of the grassland with Green. The clever Green understood the intention of "mother", and when he finally rubbed Li Weiyi, he walked into the grassland without looking back. Li Weiyi smiled and said goodbye to Green, and when she finally couldn't see Green again, she turned her head and cried silently.
Fourth, the occasional reunion
Soon 10 years passed, Li Weiyi missed Green very much, so he came to the Ruoerge Grassland again, due to human activities, it became more difficult to see wild animals, Li Weiyi walked around here for several days, only to meet Green in an uninhabited place. But at this time, Green, because he had been hurt too much by humans, even the mother who raised him with his own hands, he did not dare to get any closer, but just looked at Li Weiyi from a distance.
Later, for the sake of Green, but also for the wild animals living in this grassland, Li Weiyi set up his own rescue station. Later, in order to arouse people's attention and protection of wild animals, she wrote books such as "Let Me Accompany You Back to the Wolves", and under her influence, more and more people were involved in the array of protecting animals.
5. Summary
The story of man and nature is a topic that people sing about forever. The story of Li Weiyi and the little wolf has refreshed our view of wild animals, before people often say that wolves have heart and dog lungs, white-eyed wolves, as everyone knows, we can only get natural gratitude and gifts if we treat animals and nature with sincerity.
People may think that humans are more noble than all other species, but in nature's view, we are all equal. Li Weiyi's feelings for the little wolf are also a kind of heavy maternal love, which is beyond man and nature, and I hope that we can all learn something from the story of Li Weiyi and Green, and from now on, we can be kind to animals and be more kind to nature.