Father Yang's eloquence was good. He described the process of the young man who illegally sold drugs being attacked by coyotes vividly, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.
Zhang Zian listened with relish and asked, "How do you know so clearly what just happened yesterday? Do you usually listen to foreign radio stations? "
Father Yang shook his head. "No, in the block where the young man lives, there is a priest who knows him. I heard him say it, and I heard it."
"Oh …"
Zhang Zian roughly understood. Although it sounded bizarre, there were often such people in the United States who did illegal activities while being devout believers. He didn't know how they usually dealt with the balance between God's teachings and their own crimes.
"Was that person okay?"
"It's okay. After the coyotes ran away, he picked up the gun that he dropped. He thought that the gunshot might have been heard and the police would come soon. He simply bandaged his wrist and slipped away." Father Yang replied.
Unlike the staff of the Binhai City Waste Acquisition Station, the things that the priests relayed would not be too exaggerated and should be very close to the truth.
"The coyotes are flooding to this point, and no one cares?" Zhang Zian sighed. This was the difference in national conditions. If it was in China, it might have been a storm.
Father Yang was regretful. "Things are not as you think. There have always been voices of opposition, and these coyotes should have fled from the forest park. The source is in the forest park, but in the forest park, it is illegal to hunt and kill coyotes – not only that, but even in downtown San Francisco, whether it is shooting or poisoning coyotes, it is also illegal."
"Uh …"
Zhang Zian was speechless.
The United States is generally a legal country. Decent people are not willing to take the risk of doing illegal acts. Otherwise, the sky-high lawyer fees and prison are waiting for you, and the non-decent people … don't care about the threat of coyotes.
Therefore, it is impossible to poison coyotes with drugs such as isoniazid.
They can't be killed, and it is unrealistic to expect them to leave on their own. It is really a headache.
Father Yang said, "In my opinion, there are two feasible ways, either to find the source of the coyote's temperament change, or to introduce the natural enemy of the coyote. The former is not easy, and the latter is not easy, and the effect is slow."
"The natural enemy of the coyote?"
Father Yang nodded. "The biggest natural enemy of the coyote is not people, but their close relative, the gray wolf. The gray wolf in North America was almost killed by humans, so the coyote's territory continues to expand, spreading from Mexico to the Arctic Circle. Small gophers and large elk are their hunting targets. In the past, the northern valley of Yellowstone Park was also troubled by the existence of coyotes. Later, scientists reintroduced the gray wolf that had disappeared from the area for a long time. Coyotes will prey on coyotes, just like coyotes prey on pet dogs. After a while, coyotes were completely eliminated from the northern valley.
This was a biological control method, but the coyote was expelled. The problem was that it attracted the gray wolf … The gray wolf was much more powerful than the coyote.
As for the source of the coyote's sudden change in temperament …
Zhang Zian wasn't sure, but maybe it wasn't the sudden change in their temperament that caused them to attack adults, but some other factors.
If those factors are not eliminated, even if the coyote is driven away by the gray wolf, I am afraid that the next problem will be the gray wolf.
"Do you have any opinion on the reason for the sudden change in coyotes' temperament?" He asked.
He felt that Father Yang's trip to the United States was likely to be related to coyotes, but he did not understand why this kind of thing should be done by a priest. It should be a biologist's job.
Father Yang said cautiously, "It's not clear yet. Food poisoning, water pollution, environmental changes, disease factors, and human stimulation may have similar effects on coyote groups. We need to investigate carefully before we can draw a conclusion … Sorry, will this affect your interest in traveling?"
"That's not it. I think it's interesting." Zhang Zian laughed.
"In fact, in San Francisco, as long as you don't travel at night, it's relatively safe. You don't have to worry too much. Just be careful when you leave the city and go to the surrounding areas to play. Try to avoid acting alone to avoid unnecessary accidents." Father Yang kindly warned.
"I see. Thank you."
As the flight attendant pushed the dining cart to deliver the meal, the conversation between them came to an end.
After the meal, they were sleepy, and they took a nap. Although they continued to talk after waking up, they did not mention the coyote again. Father Yang talked about some interesting things and experiences when he was studying in Belgium, and Zhang Zian also picked out some experiences from his recent trip to Egypt as a response.
Unknowingly, this long-distance flight was approaching the end, and San Francisco was in sight.
The plane began to descend, and the brown land appeared at the end of the endless sea.
In general, this was a pleasant flight experience. Although there was no high-quality flight attendant, and the one sitting next to him was not a young beauty, it was not lonely.
Intentionally or unintentionally, Zhang Zian and Father Yang did not exchange contact information because both of them knew that if they wanted to find Father Yang after returning home, they only had to go to the church in Nancheng District of Binhai City. However, for Zhang Zian, who was not religious, it seemed that there was no need to go to church.
So they both considered this pleasant conversation to be the first and last one they had ever had.
After picking up his luggage and leaving the airport, Father Yang politely asked Zhang Zian if he wanted to take a ride to the city.
Zhang Zian saw someone driving to pick up Father Yang. They were two foreigners, and judging from their temperament, they seemed to be in the same profession as Father Yang.
He felt that this was not very convenient. They might have private things to say, so he politely declined the invitation and chose to take the cheap MRT.
In order to save money on this self-funded trip, he did not choose to stay in a convenient but expensive hotel in the city center. Instead, he booked a slightly more remote homestay online through Airbnb in advance. It took a lot of time to choose a house. The general principle was that the location could be remote and the room could be small, but there must be enough privacy, and he could not live with the landlord.
After contacting the landlord and checking in, he checked the room and felt satisfied. He released Pi, who needed to write novels every day, so that it could continue to write novels. He temporarily left the other elfins in the phone, otherwise, he would not be able to sleep.
After a little tidying up, he fell into bed and called the Matthew Davis Foundation to confirm that he had arrived in San Francisco and would attend their celebration. Then he began to sleep to reverse the jet lag as soon as possible.
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