Ngisanda kubona inqwaba yezindlovu zasendle, ngangingaqiniseki ngokuhambela kwami okuhleliwe eSheldrick Wildlife Trust Elephant Orphanage eNairobi . Izilwane ekuthunjweni, ikakhulu emazweni asathuthuka, zingabacindezela ukusho okungenani. Kodwa ngifunda indaba kaDame Daphne Sheldrick - Uthando, Ukuphila Nezindlovu , futhi ngibone indaba emangalisayo ngeNtshonalanga ku- National Geographic .
Ngithembele okungcono kakhulu, futhi iqiniso likhulu kakhulu, kangcono kakhulu. Uma useNairobi , ngisho nesikhombisa nje sosuku, yenza umzamo wokuvakashela le projekthi ephawulekayo. Thola ukuthi ungafika kanjani, lapho uzoya khona, ukuthi ungayithola kanjani indlovu yakho encane, neminye imininingwane ngezansi.
Mayelana nomsebenzi wezintandane
Izindlovu zezingane zithembele kuphela kubisi lonina iminyaka emibili yokuqala yokuphila kwazo. Ngakho uma belahlekelwa ngumama wabo, isiphetho sabo senziwe uphawu. Izindlovu zihlala zikhona ezinzima kulezi zinsuku, abaningi baxoshwa ngenxa yezinyosi zabo zendlovu, kanti ezinye ziphikisana nabalimi njengoba amaqembu womabili ahlukumezeka ukuba aphile ngokunciphisa izinsiza ezikhona kanye nomhlaba. Dame Daphne uye wasebenza nezintambo iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-50. Ngesilingo nesiphambeko, nokuningi kwesifo senhliziyo ngenxa yokulahlekelwa izintandane eziningana zezintandane eminyakeni yokuqala, ekugcineni wabamba ifomula yokuwina, ngokusekelwe kumfomula wabantwana wabantwana ngokuphambene nezinkomo zobisi.
Ngo-1987, ngemuva kokushona komyeni wakhe othandekayo, uDavid, uDame Daphne waphumelela ekukhuliseni isisulu esinezinyathelo ezimbili zokuthunjwa okuthiwa u-"Olmeg", ohlala emhlambini wezinkomo zase-Tsavo. Ukukhukhumeza nezinye izinhlekelele ezihlobene nabantu zilandelwa futhi ezinye izintandane zahlengwa. Ngonyaka wezi-2012, izintandane ezingaphezu kwezingu-140 zezingane zase-Afrika zazikhulunywe ngempumelelo nguDavid Sheldrick Wildlife Trust eyasungulwa ngoDavid, bonke abaqondiswa uDame Daphne Sheldrick kanye namadodakazi akhe u-Angela noJill.
Ezinye zezintandane azikwenzi, zingagula, noma zibuthakathaka kakhulu ngesikhathi zitholakala futhi zisindiswa. Kodwa inombolo ephawulekayo isinda ngokusekelwe ukunakekelwa nxazonke nethimba labagcini abazinikezele.
Uma izintandane eziyizintandane sezifinyelela eminyakeni engu-3 ubudala, futhi zikwazi ukondla zizodwa, zidluliselwa ezikhungweni zezintandane eNairobi ukuya e-Tsavo East National Park. E-Tsavo East kunezikhungo ezimbili zokubamba izintandane ezikhona manje. Lapha bahlangana futhi bahlangane nezindlovu zasendle ngezinga labo siqu, futhi bahamba kancane kancane baye endle. Ukuguquka kungathatha iminyaka eyishumi kwendlovu, akekho kubo ophuthumayo.
Amahora Wokuvakasha nokuthi Yini Ongayilindela
Izindlovu zezindlovu zivulelekile emphakathini ihora elilodwa ngosuku, phakathi kuka-11: 00 kuya ku-12: 00. Uhamba phakathi kwesikhungo esincane bese uya endaweni evulekile, ucingo lwendophi oluzungezile. Izindlovu ezincane kunazo zonke ziphuma ezihlahleni ukuze zibingelela abagcini bawo abahlala bekulungele amabhodlela amakhulu ebisi. Emaminithini angu-10-15 alandelayo ungabheka i-slurp ngayinye encane bese ugcoba ubisi lwabo. Uma usuqedile, kunamanzi okudlala nabo kanye nabagcini ukuba baguquke bese bebamba. Ungakwazi ukufinyelela futhi uthinte futhi nuzzle noma yimuphi indlovu efika eduze nezintambo, ngezikhathi ezithile bayodonsa ngaphansi kwezintambo futhi kufanele baxoshwe abagcini.
Ngesikhathi uthola ukubheka ukuthi badlala futhi bathathe izithombe, umntwana ngamunye uthola umbukiso phezu kwemakrofoni. Uthola ukuthi bebaneminyaka emingaki lapho befika entandane, lapho bahlengwa khona, futhi yini eyabangela ukungena enkingeni. Izizathu ezivame kakhulu zokuthola izintandane kuba: omama baxoshwa, bewela emithonjeni, kanye nokuphikisana kwabantu / zasendle.
Uma omncane kakhulu esondliwe, abuyele emuva ehlathini, futhi sekuyi-2-3 ubudala ubudala. Abanye babo bangondla ngokwabo, kanti abanye basabondliwa ngabalindi babo. Kuhle kakhulu ukubheka ukuthi babambe amabhodlela abo obisi elikhulu emathinini abo bese bevala amehlo abo ngenjabulo njengoba benza umsebenzi ophuthumayo wezinhlamvu ezimbalwa zobisi. Futhi, ukhululekile ukubathinta uma beza eduze nezintambo (futhi bazobe), futhi babheke ukuthi bahlanganyele nabagcini bawo, bahlale emagatsheni ama-acacias abo abathandayo, futhi badlale ngamadubhantshi amahhafu amanzi nodaka.
Ufuna ukufinyelela okungafani?
Ukuze uvakashele izintandane ngokukhethekile, ulandelwe izinsuku ezintathu e-Tsavo East ukubona ukuthi izintandane zangaphambili zihamba kanjani, ungathatha uhambo lukaRobert Carr-Hartley (indodana yomthetho kaDame Daphne).
Ukuthola Imali Nokufaka Amakhophi
Indlu yezintandane zendlovu iphakathi kweNairobi National Park, elitholakala ngamakhilomitha angu-10 ukusuka eNairobi. Ngomgwaqo, qale ukuthatha imizuzu engaba ngu-45 uma uhlala enkabeni yedolobha. Imaminithi engu-20 nje noma kunjalo uma uhlala kuKaren. Kumele ube nemoto ukuze ufike lapho, umshayeli wetekisi uyazi ukuthi isango elizobhekana nani ukuze afike eNtandaneni. Uma uhamba nge-safari, cela u-opharetha wakho wokuvakasha ukuthi awuthathe ohambweni lwakho lapho useNairobi. Okunye okukhangayo eduze kuhlanganisa no-Karen Blixen Museum, isikhungo seGiraffe kanye nokuthenga okuhle eMarula Studios (okunye okukhangayo okuphezulu kwe-Nairobi ).
Imali yokufaka ingu-Ksh 500 kuphela (cishe u-$ 6). Kukhona amanye ama-t-shirts kanye nemikhumbuzo yokudayiswa futhi ngempela ungayithola intandane unyaka kanye, kodwa awuqhubeki ukwenza kanjalo nhlobo.
Ukwamukela Indlovu Yomntwana Ngonyaka
Kunzima ukungathinteki uma ubona izintandane, nokuzinikezela nokusebenza kanzima kuthatha egameni labagcini ukuba bahlale bejabule futhi benempilo. Ukuzondla njalo amahora amathathu ngehora, ukuzigcina zifudumele nokudlala nabo, kudinga imizamo emikhulu kanye nemali. Ngama-dollar angu-50 nje ungayithola intandane, futhi imali iya ngqo kule phrojekthi. Uthola izibuyekezo ezivamile ezintandane yakho nge-imeyili, kanye nekhophi ye-biography yakhe, isitifiketi sokutholwa, umdwebo wombala wezintandane, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu - ulwazi lokuthi wenze umehluko. Uma usuqala, ungenza futhi i-aphoyintimenti ukuze ubone ingane yakho lapho elala, ngo-5pm, ngaphandle kwezixuku zezivakashi.
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Uthando, Ukuphila Nezindlovu - Dame Daphne Sheldrick
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I-IMAX Yazalwa Ukuba Yesilo
Owesifazane Okhuthaza Izindlovu - I-Telegraph