Hey Abahambi! Shiya Izilwane Zaso Zodwa!

Kwabaningi abahambahambayo, kukhona ukujabula okungenakuphika okuza kanye nezilwane zasendle ezitholakala endaweni yazo yemvelo. Yingakho izintambo zokubuka amahale ne-African safaris seziye zithandwa kangaka, futhi amapaki kazwelonke aseMelika aqhubeka nokudweba izigidi zezivakashi ngonyaka ngamunye. Kodwa maduzane kube khona uchungechunge lwezigameko zephrofayli ephezulu ezibandakanya abahambayo bezondelene kakhulu nezilwane zasendle, ngokuvamile okubangele ukulimala kubo noma izilwane, ezinye zazo okumele zihlangane nazo ngenxa yokusebenzisana kwazo nabantu.

Lezi zinhlobo zokuhlangana ziye zenzeka kaningi eminyakeni yamuva, yingakho manje sekuyisikhathi esihle sokukhumbuza abahambi ukuba bashiye izilwane zasendle bodwa.

Ezinye zezingxoxo eziphezulu kakhulu phakathi kwabahambi nezilwane zasendle zenzeke e-Yellowstone National Park, lapho izivakashi zithatha khona ukudubula selfies nge-bison ngemuva. Inkinga iwukuthi, i-bison ayithandi kakhulu abantu, ikakhulukazi lapho bezulazula kakhulu. Ngenxa yalokho, bavame ukuqeda ukushaja lo muntu, ngezinye izikhathi bawaphonsa emoyeni noma baze bagxumeke nabo lapho behlaselwa emhlabathini.

Ngonyaka ka-2015 kuphela, okungenani abantu abayisihlanu babhalwa yizinyosi epaki lapho bezulazula eduze nezilwane, ezinye zazo zingagijima ngamapounds angu-2000 ngesisindo. Ngesikhathi kungekho muntu walabo bantu ababulewe, ezinye zazo zazilimaza kakhulu okungenzeka zigweme uma zihlonipha ukuthi izilwane zasendle azikwazi ukuzilindele futhi zingahlasela phakathi kwemizuzwana uma kwenzeka zizwa zisengozini.

Ngaphezulu kwalokho, imithetho kazwelonke kaPaki idinga zonke izivakashi ukuba zihlale okungenani amamitha ayi-100 ukusuka ku-bear kanye nezimpisi futhi zigcine ibanga elincane eliphephile lamamitha angu-25 kusuka ku-bison, elk, nezinye izidalwa nazo. Abagibeli abazondeza kakhulu kunalokho akugcini nje ukuphula imithetho, kodwa bazibeka engozini yokuhlaselwa futhi.

Umphumela wokuziphatha kwabo ungaba nemiphumela emibi kakhulu, futhi ingaholela ekufeni.

Izindaba Zengozi

Khona-ke, yiqiniso, kukhona indaba yamuva kababa nendodana eyayivakashele i-Yellowstone futhi bahlangana nethole elincane le-bison ababecabanga ukuthi laliqhwabalala. Bayeka futhi balayisha lesi silwane emotweni yabo ngomqondo wokuyihambisa kumaranger wepaki ababekholelwa ukuthi bangayisindisa. Inkonyane yabuyiselwa emuva emhlambini wayo, kodwa kwakudingeka ixhumane lapho ingavumelani nendawo yebison. Kwakubonisa futhi ukuziphatha okungaphephile njengoba kuqhubeka nokuya kwezinye izivakashi zepaki.

Ngesikhathi laba bantu ababili abathintekayo kule ndaba babonakala benenhloso enhle, bakhohlwa ukuthi izilwane zasendle epaki ziyizilo zasendle ngempela. Bajwayele ukuhlala ezimweni ezitholakala lapho futhi ngokuvamile bangazinakekela ngokwabo. Uma beshiya leli thole linye, cishe cishe kwakuyobe kuphila kahle. Lokhu kusho ukuthi, impilo nokufa kuyingxenye yenqubo yazo zonke lezi zidalwa, okuyinto okufanele sonke samukele.

E-Afrika, opharetha be-safari baqaphela kakhulu lapho behola izivakashi beya ehlathini.

Bayazi ukuthi kukhona izidalwa eziningi lapho ezikwazi ukuhlasela abantu futhi zizohlasela. Lezi zidalwa ezifanayo ziyohlala zigijimela ekamu le-safari zifuna ukudla, yingakho kubalulekile ukuthi uhlale ubeka ukudla ku-canister-proofist futhi uthathe ubuhlungu obukhulu ukuhlanza udoti wakho futhi. Akusizwakala ukuthi izilwane ezidliwayo zizofika emakamu ebusuku, futhi ziphelile zihlangana nezinhlekelele nabahambi abahlala khona. Lezo zinhlobo zokugijima zingafakwa kakhulu ngokusebenzisa umqondo ovamile futhi ngokuhlonipha imvelo nemvelo ehlala kuyo.

Ngisho nokuhlaselwa kwe-alligator yamuva okwenze ukuphila komfana osemncane e-Disney World kukhombisa ukuthi kudingeka siqaphele futhi sibe nenhlonipho eningi ngempilo yasendle. Ngenkathi umuntu engalindele ukuhlangana nezidalwa eziyingozi ngenkathi evakashela "indawo enhle kunazo zonke emhlabeni," kunezibonakaliso ezithunyelwe ngasogwini lapho umfana ebulawa khona exwayisa izivakashi ukuba ahlale emanzini futhi aqaphele lezi zinhlamvu.

Laba bahambeli abazange bathathe lezo zixwayiso ngokwanele, futhi ngenxa yalokho, le nhlekelele yenzeke. Ukuqaphela ngokwengeziwe indawo esikuyo kanye nezinsongo ezingase sikwazi ukubhekana nazo kungasiza ukunciphisa amathuba okuthola isilwane esiyingozi, okungenzeka sisindise izimpilo zethu kulesi sinyathelo.

Ukubaluleka Kwebanga

Njengomuntu oye wavakashela amapaki amaningi kazwelonke, abe e-Afrika ngezikhathi eziningi, futhi ehamba safari, ngiyaqonda ngokuphelele ukuvelela kokubona lezi zidalwa zasendle. Engingakuqondi ukuhluleka okuphelele kokubheka ukuphepha lapho sibhekene nalezi zidalwa ezingalindelekile. Ngiyazi ukuthi ngokubanika ibanga elide, ngokuhlonipha ukuthi sisendaweni yabo, futhi ngokusebenzisa ingqondo ejwayelekile, sonke singabona izilwane zasendle endaweni yangokwemvelo, futhi sibuye ekhaya ngokuphepha ukuxoxisana nabo nabangani umndeni. Noma yikuphi okunye okusebenzayo kuyisiphukuphuku futhi kuyingozi, nemiphumela engaba yingozi.