Ukuphunyuka kweSouth Texas yikhaya le-Ocelot kanye nezinye izilwane ezinzima
Etholakala eLaguna Madre ejulile eNingizimu Texas, cishe ngamamayela angu-25 ngasenyakatho yeBrownsville, eLaguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge inikeza izivakashi ithuba lokubona indawo ehlukahlukene enezilwane zasendle ezihlukahlukene. Ngenxa yokuthi siseduze nomngcele oseningizimu ye-US kanye nokuhlanganiswa kwezindawo ezisezindaweni eziphansi, ezisogwini nasogwadule, ama-acre angu-45,000 aseLaguna Atascosa ahlala ezinhlobonhlobo zezilwane ezingatholakali kwezinye izindawo zokuhlala kanye namapaki ombuso.
Ngaphandle kokungabaza, i-ocelot iyinhloko ephezulu ye-LANWR. Lolu hlobo lwezinhlanzi olusenyakatho luye lwaba luhlu lwezilwane olusengozini kusukela ngo-1972 futhi ngasekupheleni kuka-1995, kwakungekho amakati angu-120 asele esendle, cishe angaba ngu-35 ahlala eLaguna Atascosa NWR. Namuhla Abangane bakaLaguna Atascosa NWR basekela uhlelo lwe-Adopt-An-Ocelot, okuvumela izivakashi ukuba "zamukele" ikati lomnikelo omncane.
I-LANWR inemikhakha emibili yokushayela "nezintambo ezihamba phambili" nezinkomo eziyisihlanu zasendle nezindawo zokubukwa kwemvelo ezide ubude kusuka ku-1/8 miles kuya ku-3 1/10 miles ubude. Lezi zindlela zingakwazi ukuhamba, ukuhamba ngebhayisikili noma ukuhamba. Ngaphezu kwalokho, "i-Alligator Pond," ama-resacas amaningana kanye nengxenye yeLaguna Madre Bay iwela ngaphansi kwemingcele yeziphephelo, enikeza izivakashi izindawo ezihlukahlukene zokubheka izinyoni nezilwane.
Ukuzingela ama-Whitetail kuvunyelwe ngesikhathi sokuwa kwekwephuzile kanye nobusika. Abazingeli kumele basebenzise futhi bakhethwe imvume ukuze bazingele.
Ukudoba amatende akuvumelekile ngaphakathi kwesiphephelo, kodwa kokubili imisebenzi iyatholakala kude ku-Adolph Thomae Park (956-748-2044), okuyingxenye yehlelo leCameron County Park futhi itholakala emabhange ase-Arroyo Colorado e-Arroyo City.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, iLaguna Atascosa inamalungelo okufundisa njalo kusukela ngoNovemba kuya ku-Ephreli futhi inikeza amathuba okuzithandela ahlukahlukene kulabo abafisa ukuhileleka ekusebenzeni kwesiphephelo.
Futhi, kulabo abathandi bemvelo abangakwazi ukuthola isikhathi esanele ensimini, i-Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge ne-Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge bobabili basendaweni yokushayela kweLANWR.