Yeka ukuthi ochwepheshe bezokuhamba baqonde kanjani ukuhamba ngokuhamba phambili nangenhloso.
Ngo-Disemba 2015, i-OhThePeopleYouMeet yacelwa ukuba iqondise indawo ye-About.com Yokusimama Ehambayo-ezinye zezihloko esizithandayo kakhulu. Inyanga ngayinye, siyakulinganisa ezinye zezazi eziphezulu endaweni. Izihloko esibheke ububanzi kusukela ekusekelekeni ngokuqhubekayo emiphakathini oyivakashelayo, amahotela ama-eco-chic amahle, ukulondolozwa kwezilwane zasendle kanye nokuhlukumeza kakhulu izihloko ezifana nokuhweba abantu.
Ngesikhathi ngizibophezele ukwenza ucwaningo lwami kusengaphambili kokuhamba kwami futhi ngizama ukwenza izinqumo ezizinzile nangokwethenjelwa ngokuphathelene nokuhamba kwami, ngisho nami, umhambi ohambile osebenza ngaphakathi ezimbonini zokuhamba nezokuxhumana, wenze amaphutha angenacala endleleni.
Emuva ngo-2014, mina neqembu lami lokukhiqiza ividiyo saqashwa kwifilimu eZimbabwe naseBotswana ukuze senze amavidiyo omhleli omangalisayo ezindaweni, kanye nezicucu ezimbili zomthengisi we-safari obizwa ngokuthi i-African Bush Camps i-sizzle reel. Ngakhula eSt. Louis, eMissouri, angizange ngithole ithuba lokumazi kakhulu ama-African BIG 5 ngamagama, kodwa ngalolu hambo oluthile, ngaziswa kokubili uCecil uS Lion nomlingani wakhe, uJeriko.
Ngo-Ephreli ka-2015, ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuba izindaba zezwe zomhlaba ziqhekeze ukuthi uCecil udutshulwe udokotela wamazinyo wase-USA, futhi engaphansi konyaka kusukela ngithola isilwane, ngimenyiwe ukuba ngihambe nezingonyama.
Njengomuntu oye wachitha isikhathi esiningi kwi-safaris eminyakeni embalwa edlule, lokhu kubonakala sengathi ngiyinto ehlelelekile kimi, kodwa ngiye ngine coaxed ukuvakashelwa ngoba kwakuyisikhungo sokucwaninga ukuthi kusolakala ukuthi sathola isakhi esiphezulu se-albino (emhlophe) izingonyama.
Njengoba ngizonda ukuyivuma, i-lion yangaphambili yebhubesi eligijimayo futhi lagijima phezu kwami laliyi-frickin cute.
Njengoba kwakunjalo ama-tiger cubs azungeze (sicela uqaphele ukuthi ama-tigers enza i-Asia, hhayi i-Afrika). Ngitholile lo mfana ovela esikhungweni sokucwaninga ukuba avikeleke ngempela kodwa angimnaki futhi ngilwa ne-cub encane. Kancane kancane basithatha ukuhamba nezinonyama "ezincane". Njengoba sihambahamba ngaqala ukubuza imibuzo mayelana nokuthi bangaki abakho nokuthi kungani beyikhokho encane kangaka. Ngisho lezi zilwane ezinkulu ezihlanganisa insimu enkulu. Futhi lapho ngabuza ukuthi kwenzekani lapho izingonyama zikhulu kakhulu ukuhamba nazo, ngahlangana nezinye izimpendulo ezingacacile futhi ngatshelwa ukuthi zithunyelwe emapulazini ukuze kulondolozwe. Hmmm ...
Kamuva ngalobobusuku, ngithumelele isithombe kuma-social media ngidlala ngenye yezingonyama zamantombazane. HEWU! Impendulo yayibuhlungu. Ingxenye yabantu BATHANDA ingane yengonyama (c'mon, iyathandeka) kanti enye i-50% yangitshela ngokuyisisekelo ukuthi ngingumbulali wezilwane. Lokhu kwakubonakala kunzima ngokweqile, kodwa ngaqala ukuhogela kancane kancane.
Naphezu kwesahlulelo sami esingcono, ngizama ukubhala intatheli futhi ngibonise izinhlangothi zombili zendaba, ngethula umhlahlandlela wethu wokuqala we-Timer to South Africa video ebonisa indlela isikhungo socwaningo esethula ngayo indaba yabo nemibono ehlukile mayelana nendlela ukuhamba ngezingonyama kuholele emapulazini okuzingela ekheniwe .
Ake sithi nje, ngine-imeyili enenzondo evela e-Afrika. Khona-ke umzingeli (udokotela wamazinyo wase-USA) wadubula uCecil. Manje, ngenkathi ngingewona fan omkhulu wokuzingela, ikakhulukazi ye-BIG 5, kufanele ngithi, ngangizwa ukuzwela ngodokotela wamazinyo. Ekuziphenduleleni kwakhe, waqasha lokho ayecabanga ukuthi inkampani yokuzingela ehloniphekile ukuze amhole futhi akhokhele imali enhle ngemisebenzi yabo.
Lezi "ziqondiso" zathatha umzingeli endaweni engekho emthethweni, lapho uCecil, oyedwa wezingonyama ezimbili engazi ngegama, wahlangana nokufa kwakhe okungazelelwe.
Ngakho uma ngingazonda i-imeyili ngaphambili, manje ngase ngiyathokoza. Ngangingenakukhetha ngaphandle kokuvuma ukuthi nakuba ukuhamba nezingane ezingonyama kwakungcono, kwakungeyona into enesibopho noma esimeme ukuyenza. Sasheshe sithatha ividiyo yethu yasekuqaleni eveza izinhlangothi zombili zokuhamba nezinonyama phansi kuzo zonke izitolo zethu zemidiya, siyishintsha kabusha futhi satshala ngaphandle kokufaka lolu phiko.
Futhi ngosizo lwabangane abachwepheshe embonini, ekubeni yilungu lezokuxhumana le-Adventure Travel Trade Association, sakhishwe isitatimende sezingonyama ezisemthethweni.
Ngikhipha lesi sibonelo njengenye yezingcingo ukuthi ngisho nabahambi abahamba kahle kakhulu bangakwazi ukuhamba ngqo. Sonke senza amaphutha, kodwa kuwe, ukwenza umsebenzi wakho wesikole kusengaphambili bese ubuza imibuzo efanele. Ukuziphendulela komuntu siqu kuyinhloko. Ngoba nje i-NGO ayisho ukuthi kuyisimo esimeme. Cabanga ngakho. Ake sithi usese-Siem Reap, eCambodia, uvakashela amathempeli angamasonto futhi uyamenywa ngokuhlabelela izingane ezintandane. I-OMG iyakuthandeka, ibambe isandla sami, futhi ibukeka ibe mnandi kakhulu isithombe!
Oh futhi ubheke izimo abahlala kuzo, of course ufuna ukusiza. HIT THE BUSTON PAUSE. Uma laba bantwana behlala ezintandane, kungani bephuma behamba emigwaqeni hhayi esikoleni phakathi nosuku? Ake sithi ngisho lokhu kuyinkimbinkimbi yokusebenza, ngokunikela ngemali kulezi zinsuku akuzona yini ekubambeni umnotho wokuncenga nokukhuthaza lezi zingane ukuthola imfundo ekusizeni ukuqeda umjikelezo wezompofu? Ngenkathi ngisebenza ngevidiyo efundisayo mayelana nokuthi ngingaba kanjani umhambi osebenzayo ezindaweni ezifana neCambodia, okwamanje, ngiphakamisa ukuthi ngifunde umbiko we-UNICEF mayelana nesimo semfundo eCambodia kanye nezincwadi zokukhumbuza zika-Elizabeth Becker ekuqondeni.
Ngiyazi, kunzima, izingane ezinhle kanye nezingane ezingonyama. Ngiphinde ngiwile futhi ngibone ukuthi izinqumo zami zithinta kanjani abantu, izindawo kanye nezilwane engangizimisele ukukusiza.
Ngakho ngabuza abanye ochwepheshe endle, engivumelana ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuze ngitshele izincazelo zabo zalokho okushiwo yiSustainableTravel. Okokuqala, uShannon Stowell, uMongameli we-Adventure Travel Trade Association, oye wangisiza ukuba angifundise ngemigodi eminingi yezinyoni, kuhlanganise nengxabano yezingonyama ka-2015. U-Amy Merrill, Co-Founder ku-Journey, owanikeze ukuqondisisa okukhulu kanye nokwethulwa kwabanye izinselelo ezibhekene neCambodia. U-Gilad Goren, engikujabulele ukusebenza ku-Travel + Social Good iminyaka emine eyedlule. UDaniela Papi Thornton, ongakaze wabelane nezinselelo eziningi ezibhekene nezindawo zomhlaba wesithathu njengeCambodia ukuthi ngisebenza kwi-video ye-docu-series, kodwa ngubani onomlando olwaziyo kakhulu wevidiyo, osiza abafundisi ukuthi bangabani unomthwalo wemfanelo. Sicela uthole lezi zincazelo zengcweti ezithembekile zalokho okushiwo ukuhamba okuqhubekayo futhi wenze ingxenye yakho yokwenza umehluko omuhle.
# 1 UShannon Stowell: "Ukuhamba okuqhubekayo kungokusiza, hhayi ukulimaza. Ngokuphathelene nokuhamba okugxile ekuvikeleni indawo nabantu abaxhunywe endaweni okuyo kuyo.Kungathi ukunciphisa ukunyathelisa kodwa ukwandisa ukubuyiselwa kwesandla se-handprint. Ayikho indaba yokuphumelela ekuvakasheni okusimeme- kuphela izindaba eziphumelelayo ! Kuyinkqubo. "
# 2 u-Amy Merrill: "Ngichaza ukuhamba okunomsoco nge-lens ye-bottomline yesithathu: abantu, iplanethi, inzuzo. Uma ungahamba futhi wenze okuhle kubo bonke abathathu, ukuhamba kwakho akulungile. E-Journey sihlanganisa ukuhamba okusimeme ngemiklamo emihle yezenhlalakahle kanye nomthelela omuhle, ukuguqula abantu abe ngabantu abanokuzwelana nabaningi ababhekana nezinselelo zenhlalo nezemvelo njengomphakathi womhlaba jikelele. "
# 3 Gilad Goren: "Ukuhamba okunethezeka kuyisenzo sokuhamba esilungiselelwe futhi senziwa ngezo zonke izici ezithintekayo ezicatshangelwe. Kuhamba lapho ukunyatheliswa kwezemvelo okunciphisa khona kwemvelo kuncishisiwe futhi kuyanciphisa. Lapho isabelomali somhambi sisetshenziswa emikhiqizweni nasemabhizinisini asemakhaya futhi aqinisekisiwe ngenqubomgomo yawo yezenhlalakahle kanye nezendawo, ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi indawo ovakashele yona ihambele ngempela ezokuvakasha. Kuyindlela ehambela isiko nomphakathi osebenza njengendawo yokuhamba. Okokugcina, ukuvakasha okusimeme yilapho zonke izingxenye ze-equation yokuhamba: umhambi, indawo eya khona kanye nezwe, ngokuzuzisa ngokuqondile nangokulinganayo. "
# 4 UDaniela Papi Thornton: "Ngikholwa ukuthi ukuhamba okusimeme akubandakanyi ukusimama kwemvelo (kubhekene nemithelela yethu yemvelo) nokusimama kwamasiko (ukukhumbula nokuhlonipha ngamasiko wendawo) kodwa futhi kudinga ingxenye yezemfundo. ukungafani kwamasiko, asikwazi ukunamathela kubo.Uma singafundi mayelana nezinketho zokuhamba ezomphakathi, asikwazi ukuzikhetha. Ukukhetha ukuhamba ngokuqhubekayo kudinga ukuba ufundise ngaphambi kokuba usuke! Sinezizathu eziningi kulokhu , ikakhulukazi ephathelene nokuhamba ngezinsizakalo, nokufunda-