Ukuzingelwa ngokungemthetho kwezilwane zasendle e-Afrika kungenye yezingozi ezinkulu ezilwaneni ezihlala lapho. Ngokusho kwe-African Wildlife Foundation, izintambo ezingaphezu kuka-35 000 zibulawa minyaka yonke ngabashisekeli abafuna ukuvuna izindwangu zabo zendlovu, futhi kusukela ngo-1960 isibalo somnyama esimnyama sishiywe ngamaphesenti angama-97.6%. Njengoba lokhu kuboniswa, okuningi kwalezo zilwane kubulawa ukuze izimpondo zazo zingathengiswa eChina ukuze zisebenzise emithini yendabuko.
Imithi engaboni ngempela izifo abazishoyo. Lezi zenzo ziye zafaka izinhlobo eziningana zezinhlobo ezimbi, futhi sibona ezinye zalezi zidalwa zinyamalale emhlabeni kusukela esikhathini sethu sokuphila.
Abakwa-Conversationists Balwa Kanjani?
Kodwa abalondolozi bemvelo bangathathi lezi zingozi esezansi, futhi empeleni basebenzisa izindlela eziningi zokulwa nabalimi futhi bavikele izilwane zasendle zase-Afrika eziyigugu. Isibonelo, uhlelo lwe-Air Shepard, oluxhaswe yiLindbergh Foundation, lusebentisa i-drones ezindaweni zokubheka ebusuku. Le nqubo iboniswe ukuthi iphumelele kakhulu kangangokuthi i-poaching isiye yaphela ezindaweni lapho i-UAV isetshenziswa khona.
Noma yimuphi umhambi oye wavakashela e-Afrika, futhi wabona izilwane zasendle ezithokozisa lapho kuqala, uzokutshela indlela okumangalisayo ngayo lezi zidalwa. Iningi lingathanda ukusiza lezo zilwane nganoma iyiphi indlela futhi zithathe izinyathelo zokuqeda i-poaching.
Inkinga iwukuthi, amathuba okwenza okuthile ngalezo zenzo aziveli njalo futhi iningi lethu lingathatha izinyathelo kuphela ngezinhlangano ezisekelayo. Kodwa, maduzane ngiye ngathola ithuba elimangalisayo elihlanganisa ukuhamba ukuya e-Afrika kanye nethuba lokwenza okuthile empini ngokumelene nabazingeli.
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Inhlangano ebizwa ngokuthi i-Gyrocopters yaseKenya isebenzisa lezo zimishini ezindizayo ezindizayo ngendlela efanayo ne-Air Shepard esebenzisa i-drones. Ithimba lenza izindiza ezivamile phezu kwesifunda saseKenya se-Tsavo National Park ukufuna izilwane zasendle futhi zibone abazingeli abangemthetho endaweni. Ama-gyrocopters aqhutshwa yizindiza eziqeqeshwe abaqeqeshiwe abaneminyaka eminingi abanesipiliyoni ezindiza, kodwa futhi badinga abaqhubi bezindiza ukuba basize emisebenzini yabo yokulwa ne-poaching. Yilapho wena kanye nami singena khona.
Inyanga ngayinye, ithimba le-Gyrocopters laseKenya livumela umuntu oyedwa ukuba avakashele isikhungo sakhe futhi ahlanganyele nabo emizamweni yabo yokuqeda ukudoba. Lezi zivakashi ziba ngabadayisi abahlonishwayo abasebenza njengezindawo emoyeni abaqopha indawo yezilwane abazibona besebenzisa izixhumanisi ze-GPS. Lezo zindawo ziyadluliselwa ezingozini zepaki zendawo, ngubani owazi lapho angaya khona ukuze avikele lezo zidalwa futhi afune abakhohlisi abangaba khona.
Iqembu le-Gyrocopters laseKenya lijikeleza indawo engaphezu kwamahektare angu-500 000 we-bushland yaseKenya edelekile, efuna ukuba benze izindiza ezimbili ngosuku, izinsuku eziyisithupha ngesonto. Lezo zindiza zijwayelekile ngamahora angu-2-3 ubude, futhi zenzeke ngo-6: 00 kuya ku-6: 00 ekuseni futhi ngo-4: 00 kuya ku-6: 00. Amavolontiya abeza ukujoyina umzamo uzokwazi ukuhlanganyela kulezi zindiza futhi asize ukuvikela izilwane zasendle ezivela kubashuntshisi.
Lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho okuhamba ngevolontiya kubiza iR $ 1890 US, okubandakanya zonke izindleko kumhambi eKenya, ukuhlangana nokubingelela eMombasa International Airport, ukudluliselwa futhi kusukela kuleso moya sezindiza, nobusuku obuyisikhombisa bahlale endlini ka-Gyrocopter yaseKenya. Zonke izidakamizwa kanye neziphuzo ezingekho izidakamizwa nazo zifakiwe, njengoba zipheka nezinsizakalo zokugcina indlu. Izindiza zomhlaba jikelele ziningi.
Njengoba kushiwo, umuntu oyedwa kuphela inyanga ngayinye umenyiwe ukuya eKenya futhi ajoyine ithimba. Lokhu kusho ukuthi kunamathuba angu-12 okuhamba neqembu leGyrocopter unyaka ngamunye. Lokhu kwenza lokhu kube ithuba elikhethekile kakhulu lokuhamba ngempela ngempela. Uma lokhu kuzwakala njengokuthile ongathanda ukukwenza, abashayeli bezindiza abangahle bakhuthazwe bakhuthazwa ukuthi baxhumane noKeith Hellyer, osebenza njengoMphathi Oyinhloko noMqondisi wephrojekthi. Ikheli lakhe le-imeyili ngu keithhellyer@hotmail.com.
Uyokwazi ukunikeza imininingwane eyengeziwe mayelana nohlelo, okubandakanyiwe emalini, futhi lapho abahambi bengamjoyina eKenya.