I-Bird Isiqhingi iyiphayona le-eco-tourism nezindawo zayo ezifinyelelekayo zezinyoni.
Ngolunye uhambo oluthile oluya eSychelles, ngigxilile ngobuhle obuhle obuqhakazile beziqhingi ezingu-115 eziveze i-Indian Ocean. Ngamunye unomuntu ohlukile futhi ubiza udumo.
Njengoba leli gama libonisa, i-Bird Island yaziwa emhlabeni wonke njengendawo engcwele yezilwane zasendle, ikakhulukazi izinyoni ezingavamile nezingozi. Ngifuna ukwazi okwengeziwe, nganquma ukuxoxa noMelanie Felix, uMmeli Wokukhangisa we-Bird Island, i-Seychelles.
I-Biography kaMelanie Felix, Ummeleli Wokukhangisa we-Bird Island, i-Seychelles: UMelanie ube nguMmeli Wokukhangisa we-Bird Island, i-Seychelles kusukela ngo-September 2015. Isizinda sakhe sisembonini yezokuvakasha. Waphumelela nge-Bachelor of Commerce, i-Majoring ku-Tourism Management kusukela ku-Curtin University, e-Western Australia ngo-2010. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi uye wasebenza kwenye 'ihhotela elisesiqhingini' eSychelles.
I-OB: Ungangitshela kangako ngomlando we-Bird Island? Kungani ikhethe kakhulu eSychelles?
I-MF: I- Bird Island iyiphayona le-eco-tourism eSychelles. Lesi siqhingi sathengwa nguMnu. Guy Savy ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-1960 lapho enquma ukugxila ekuthuthukiseni izivakashi e-Seychelles. Wayengaphambi kwesikhathi sakhe njengoba efuna ukugcina ubuhle bemvelo-izitshalo nezilwane zasesiqhingini ukuze izivakashi zijabulele ngakho ngo-1973 wavula i-eco-lodge yokuqala yaseSychelles.
I-Bird Island nayo iyaziwa ngokuthi iyinye yezinyoni ezifinyeleleka kakhulu ezintabeni zaseSychelles. Kunezinombolo eziningi zezinyoni zasolwandle ezikhona, futhi zibiza njalo njalo unyaka wonke. Kodwa-ke, i-Sooty Tern Colony esaziwa kakhulu ngale siqhingi.
Isiqhingi siyindawo yokubheka isidleke seSooty Terns. Lapho kuthengwa nguMnu Savy, wasusa umhlaba wezintambo zezandla zomkhiwane, kusukela eziqhingini zangaphambili, njengesihlahla sokukhukhunathi, okwenza lezi zingxenye ezingu-15 000 zeSooty Terns ezazakhela esiqhingini zikhule zibe yizibili ezingu-700,000. Namuhla, kuthiwa ama-Sooty Terns ayizigidi ezingu-1.5 afika esiqhingini esiya esidlekeni.
UB: Ukholelwa kanjani ukuthi iBird Island izuze ukuvakasha kwezwe?
I-MF: Kuyinto ekhangayo ukufakaza iSooty Tern Colony. Ngesikhathi sokubeletha esukela ngoMeyi kuya kuSeptemba, uzothola izinkulungwane zalezi zinyoni ukukhipha noma ukukhuphuka esibhakabhakeni ngaphezu kwekoloni. Lesi simo esimangalisayo sizuze imboni yezokuvakasha njengesikhangiso sokwemvelo, sidonsa izivakashi esiqhingini minyaka yonke.
Ngenxa yendawo yayo, i-Bird Island iyindawo yokuqala yezinyoni eziningi ezifudukayo nezigodlo, ezinye zazo ezirekhodisiwe nakwezinye izindawo eSychelles, futhi zenza isayithi elikhangayo kakhulu kunezinyoni ze-ornithologists.
OB: Ngakho lokhu kuyindawo yemilingo. Yiziphi izinto zakho ozithandayo mayelana nesiqhingi nezinyoni?
I-MF: Nginezingxenye eziningi ezizithandayo ze-Bird Island, futhi zifaka:
- Izinhlobonhlobo zezinyoni ongazitholayo, okwenza kube kuhle uma ubheka izinyoni.
- Iqiniso lokuthi ungathola eduze kwezinyoni ezithile njenge-Fairy Tern noma inyoni yaseType-Tailed, ngaphandle kokuyesabisa. Futhi ungathatha izithombe ezinhle!
- Ubuhle obuhle balesi siqhingi esishisayo, amahlathi kanye nemifula emifula emifula emide.
- Iqiniso lokuthi ungakwazi ukubhukuda nje ngamamitha ambalwa ukusuka ogwini bese ugibela izinhlanzi zasolwandle ezintathu noma ezine konke ngesikhathi esisodwa!
- I-Giant Land Tortoises ezithakazelisayo ezizulazula izizathu.
- Ukuzwa okubuyiselwe emuva futhi okuyiqiniso kwesiqhingi.
- Kuze kube yilolu suku isiqhingi sisasetshenziswa ngumndeni waseSychellois. Futhi ungabathola esesiqhingini okwamanje kuhilelekile kakhulu.
OB: Yini eyenziwa ukuvikela izinyoni esiqhingini, ikakhulukazi abasengozini?
I-MF: Kusukela ekuthengeni lesi siqhingi, uMnu. Savy uye wabeka izinhlelo zezemvelo zokuvikela izinyoni esiqhingini. I-Conservation Officer isetshenziselwa ukuphatha le miklamo yokongiwa kwemvelo, futhi ayinqunyelwe kuphela ezinyoni kodwa iphinde ivulele ekuvikeleni amaTurtles Green kanye ne-Hawksbill Turtles eza esihlahleni esiqhingini. I-Bird Isiqhingi iyindawo yokuhlwanyela enkulu yalezi zivunguvungu zasolwandle.
I-OB: Yini enye okufanele izilaleli zaseMelika ziqonde nge-Bird Island?
I-MF: Akukho okunye okumele sikuqonde ngaphandle kokuthi sifuna ukulondoloza isiqhingi sethu esihle; ukuze izivakashi zibone okuthile okungenzeka ukuthi zingaboni ezweni lakubo, kanye nesizukulwane esizayo.
OB: Nginomhlobo ohlukile wombuzo manje. Iyini isiqhingi sakho ozithandayo eSychelles futhi ngani?
I-MF: Kuzobonakala sengathi ngiyithandana yiqiniso, lapho ngithi yi-Bird Island.
Eziqhingini zaseSychelles engizivakashele, i-Bird Island impela ngiyamthandayo. Nginezinkumbulo ezijabulisayo zabanye abaningi kodwa nginomuzwa wokuthi abanye baqala ukuthuthukiswa, futhi angifuni lokhu eziqhingini ezincane. Angifuni ukubona izimoto eziningi emigwaqweni noma abantu abaningi kakhulu emabhishi. Kulabo abangafani nalokhu ngiyajabula, kodwa lapho, uzothola ihotela elikhulu lezinketho noma indawo yokuphumula elahlekelwa yintando nemfudumalo yehhotela elincane elizimele 'elikhulile ekhaya.'
Yingakho ngithanda i-Bird Island ne-lodge yayo. Kusukela ekuthengwa nguMnu Savy, lesi siqhingi asilahlekelwa ubuqiniso bayo, ubuhle bayo. Yindawo ngempela ongayi kuyo futhi akudingeki ukhathazeke noma ucabange nganoma yini. Inemvelo ehlelwe emuva futhi lokhu kuthuthukiswa ubuhle besiqhingi kanye namabhishi ayo amangalisayo. Futhi asikwazi ukukhohlwa i-Sooty Tern Colony emangalisayo! Lokhu kuyibona okwangishiya ngethusa njalo lapho ngiyibona futhi ngenze ngiqaphele indlela imvelo enhle ngayo.
UB: Kungani ucabanga ukuthi i-Seychelles iyindawo okumele ihambele kuyo, asho ukuthi, baseMelika nabaseCanada bahlala ngaphesheya kwezwe?
I-MF: Nginomuzwa wokuthi kubantu baseMelika nabaseCanada, i-Seychelles iyindawo entsha yokuthola indawo. Ukuya ezindaweni ezintsha ezifana namaSychelles okuthile okuhlukile okunikezwayo kuyodingeka kunokuba uhambo olujwayelekile lwakhiwe ezindaweni ezifana neNyakatho Melika ngokwayo naseYurophu. I-Seychelles inikeza isiko elihluke kakhulu futhi elihlukile. Singabantu ebhodweni eliqhakazile, senza abantu abafake ama-flavour ahlukahlukene ngokusebenzisa ukudla kwethu, umculo wethu nendlela yethu yokuphila ngokujwayelekile.
Ukwengeza kulokhu, indawo yeziqhingi zethu ivumela ukuba sibe nonyaka omkhulu wezulu sezulu. Kuyinto enhle kakhulu yokuqothulwa kweziqhingi zase-tropical, ehamba phambili kubantu abahlukahlukene, abadobi abadoba, abathandi bemvelo, abahamba ngezinyawo ekuphishekeleni amasiko aqotho futhi kubuye kube kuhle kulabo abafuna nje ukushisa ilanga lonke ngosuku olwandle oluhle kakhulu olwandle olumhlophe olwandle olwandle.
I-Biography kaMnu. Guy Savy: Ukubambisana kukaMnu Savy sikaBird Island, e-Seychelles iningi elingaphandle kakhulu, kwaqala ngo-1967 lapho ebuya eSychelles evela eNew Zealand lapho ehlala khona iminyaka eminingi efunda ukulandisa. Wathola inyoni ngenkathi isiqhingi sasibi kakhulu ukugqoka iminyaka eminingi yokuphazamiseka kwabantu kwikholomu eyaziwa kakhulu yesiqhingi sama-sooty terns abanikazi babo phakathi neminyaka yama-1950 abaye bavela kwezinye izindawo izinyoni eziyizigidi ezingaba ngu-65,000. Futhi-ke kwaqala inqubo ende yokuphoqa emuva lesi siqhingi kusukela emgodini wezinhlekelele zemvelo ngokusebenzisa ukulondolozwa okubucayi nokuvakasha kwe-eco-friendly. UMnu Savy unikeze abaphathi bakhe lesi siqhingi emadodaneni akhe, uNick no-Alex ngoJanuwari 2016. (Ngcaphuno evela ku-INSIDE Seychelles. 2015. nguGlynn Burridge)