Kuchengetedza Turtles dzeGungwa - Maonero eIntern

NaCampbell Howe, Research Intern, The Ocean Foundation 

Kwemakore, The Ocean Foundation yave ichifarira kugamuchira tsvakiridzo uye manejimendi interns vakatibatsira kuzadzisa chinangwa chedu kunyangwe pavakadzidza zvakawanda nezvepasi redu regungwa. Takakumbira vamwe veavo vanodzidzira basa kuti vagovane zviitiko zvavo zvine chekuita negungwa. Inotevera ndiyo yekutanga munhevedzano yeTOF intern blog posts.

Kupinda paThe Ocean Foundation kwakaisa hwaro hwekuda kuziva kwangu kwegungwa. Ndakashanda neTOF kwemakore matatu, ndichidzidza nezvekuedza kuchengetedza gungwa nemikana pasi rose. Chiitiko changu chemunyanza kare chaisanganisira kushanya kumahombekombe uye kunamatwa kwechero ipi neipi yemvura. Sezvandakadzidza zvakawanda nezveTEDs (turtle exclusion devices), Invasive Lionfish muCaribbean, uye kukosha kweSeagrass meadows, ndakatanga kuda kuzvionera ini. Ndakatanga nekutora PADI Scuba License yangu ndokuenda kudhivha muJamaica. Ndinoyeuka zvakajeka patakaona mucheche weHawksbill Sea Turtle achifamba, asingashande uye nerunyararo. Nguva yakasvika pandakazviwana ndiri pamhenderekedzo yegungwa, makiromita 2000 kubva kumba, ndichitarisana nechokwadi chakasiyana.

Pakufamba kwangu usiku hwekutanga ndakafunga kuti, 'hapana nzira yandingakwanisa kuita mimwe mwedzi mitatu…' Yakanga iri maawa mana nehafu ebasa rakaoma ndisingatarisiri. Chinofadza ndechekuti ndisati ndasvika vakanga vangoona tunzira tushomanana. Usiku ihwohwo takasangana naOlive Ridley vashanu sezvavaikwira kubva munyanza vachienda kumatendere uye mumatendere evamwe vanomwe.

Nedendere rimwe nerimwe raiva nemazai ari pakati pe70 kusvikira ku120, zvakakurumidza kuvamba kuremedza bhegi redu namabhegi sezvataiaunganidza nokuda kwedziviriro kutozosvikira achochonya. Pashure pokufamba mumhenderekedzo yegungwa ingangoita mamaira maviri, maawa 2 gare gare, takadzokera kunzvimbo inozarirwa nyuchi kuti tinovigazve matendere akanga adzorerwa. Iri basa rinonetesa, rinotusa, rinogara richishamisa, romuviri rakava upenyu hwangu kwemwedzi mitatu yakatevera. Saka ndakasvika seiko?

Mushure mekupedza kudzidza kubva kuYunivhesiti yeWisconsin, Madison muna 2011, ndakafunga kuti ndaizoedza ruoko rwangu pakuchengetedza gungwa padanho rayo rakakosha: mumunda. Mushure mekutsvagisa, ndakawana Sea Turtle Conservation Programme inonzi PRETOMA muGuanacaste, Costa Rica. PRETOMA iCosta Rican isiri-purofiti ine mishandirapamwe yakasiyana-siyana yakatarisana nekuchengetedza gungwa uye kutsvagisa kutenderera nyika. Vanoedza kuchengetedza nyundo muZvitsuwa zveCocos uye vanoshanda nevabati vehove kuchengetedza huwandu hwehove dzinobatwa. Vanhu vanobva kumativi ose enyika vanonyorera kuzvipira, intern kana kubatsira nekutsvaga munda. Mumusasa wangu maiva nevaAmerica vashanu, vokuSpain 5, vokuGermany 2 uye 1 vokuCosta Rica.

Ndakadzika ikoko mukupera kwaNyamavhuvhu 2011 seProjekti Mubatsiri kunoshanda pamhenderekedzo yegungwa iri kure, 19 Km kubva kudhorobha riri pedyo. Mhenderekedzo yegungwa yainzi Playa Caletas uye musasa wacho waive wakabatanidzwa pakati pekuchengetedzwa kwenzvimbo dzine mvura nePacific Ocean. Mabasa edu aisanganisira mabasa akasiyana-siyana: kubva pakubika kusvika pakuronga mabhegi epatrol kusvika pakuongorora kuchecheudzwa. Husiku hwega hwega, ini nevamwe vabatsiri vepurojekiti taitora maawa matatu ekutenderera pamhenderekedzo yegungwa kuti titsvage matendere ekamba dzemugungwa. Iri mahombekombe egungwa raigarogarwa naOlive Ridleys, Greens uye neapo neapo yainyanya kutsakatika Leatherback.

Pakusangana nenjanji, mwenje yedu yese yakadzimwa, taitevera nzira yaitisvitsa padendere, dendere renhema kana kamba. Pataiwana kamba inogara, taitora zviyero zvayo zvose toitaka. Turtles dzemugungwa dzinowanzo mune izvo zvinonzi "trance" pavanenge vachigara kuitira kuti vasanetswa nemwenje kana kukanganisa kudiki kunogona kuitika isu tichinyora data. Dai takanga taita rombo rakanaka, kamba yaizochera dendere rayo uye taigona kuyera kudzika kwekupedzisira kwedendere iri nyore nyore uye tisina simba kuunganidza mazai sezvainokandira. Kana zvisina kudaro, taizomira padivi pakafushirwa nekamba togaya dendere racho tisati tadzokera kugungwa. Pashure pokunge tadzokera kumusasa, chero kupi zvako pakati pemaawa 3 kusvika ku5 gare gare, taivigazve matendere pakadzika zvimwe chetezvo uye muchivako chakafanana sezvaaidzorerwa.

Upenyu hwomumusasa hwakanga husiri nyore. Pashure pokumira vakarinda nzvimbo inoberekeswa nyuchi kwemaawa, kwakanga kuchiodza mwoyo zvikuru kuwana dendere riri kure kumhenderekedzo yegungwa, rakacherwa, rine mazai akadyiwa neraccoon. Zvakanga zvakaoma kufamba mumhenderekedzo yegungwa ndokusvika pane rimwe dendere rakanga ratounganidzwa nemuvhimi. Chakanyanya kuipa, paive apo kamba yegungwa yainge yanyatsokura yaisuka pamhenderekedzo yegungwa yedu ichifa nepakakuvara muberere rayo, zvichida yaikonzerwa negwa rehove. Zviitiko izvi zvaisaitika uye zvimhingamupinyi zvaitishungurudza tose. Kumwe kufa kwekamba dzemugungwa, kubva kumazai kusvika kumacheche, kwaigona kudzivirirwa. Zvimwe zvakanga zvisingadzivisiki. Chero nzira, boka randaishanda naro rakava pedyo zvikuru uye chero munhu aikwanisa kuona kuti taiitira hanya zvikuru sei kupona kwerudzi urwu.

Chimwe chinhu chinotyisa chandakawana pashure pemwedzi yandaishanda pamhenderekedzo yegungwa chaiva chokuti zvisikwa zviduku izvi zvakanga zvisina kusimba zvakadini uye kuti zvaifanira kutsungirira zvakadini kuti zvirarame. Zvaiita sekuti inenge mhuka chero ipi zvayo kana mamiriro ekunze ekunze aityisa. Dai asiri mabhakitiriya kana tsikidzi, aive skunks kana raccoon. Dai asiri magora negakanje ainyura mumambure evaredzi! Kunyange kuchinja kwemamiriro ekunze kwaigona kuona kana vakararama maawa avo mashoma okutanga. Zvisikwa zvidiki, zvakaoma, zvinoshamisa izvi zvaiita sezvine mhatsa pazviri. Dzimwe nguva zvakanga zvakaoma kuvatarisa vachienda kugungwa vachiziva zvose zvavaizosangana nazvo.

Kushanda pamahombekombe ePRETOMA kwaifadza uye kwaishungurudza. Ndakanzwa kumutsiridzwa nedendere hombe rine utano rekamba dzaichochonywa uye dzichienda kugungwa zvisina njodzi. Asi tese taiziva kuti matambudziko mazhinji anotarisana nekamba yegungwa haasi mumaoko edu. Hatina kukwanisa kudzora mashrimp akaramba kushandisa maTED. Hatina kukwanisa kuderedza kudiwa kwemazai ekamba yomugungwa aitengeswa pamusika nokuda kwezvokudya. Basa rekuzvipira mumunda, rinoita basa rakakosha-hapana kupokana nezvazvo. Asi kazhinji zvakakosha kuyeuka kuti, sekuedza kwese kwekuchengetedza, kune zvinonetsa pamatanho akawanda izvo zvinofanirwa kugadziriswa kuti zvigone kubudirira kwechokwadi. Kushanda nePRETOMA kwakapa maonero pamusoro penyika yekuchengetedza yandakanga ndisati ndamboziva. Ndakaita rombo rakanaka kuti ndakadzidza zvese izvi ndichisangana nehupfumi hwakasiyana-siyana hweCosta Rica, vanhu vane rupo uye mahombekombe anokatyamadza.

Campbell Howe akashanda semudzidzi wekutsvagisa kuThe Ocean Foundation achipedzisa dhigirii rake renhoroondo paYunivhesiti yeWisconsin. Campbell akapedza gore rake rejunivha ari kunze kwenyika muKenya, uko rimwe remigove yake rakanga riri kushanda nenharaunda dzokuredza dzakapoteredza Lake Victoria.