NaBen Scheelk, Chirongwa Associate, The Ocean Foundation
Kuzvipira ne ONA Turtles muCosta Rica - Chikamu II

Dai kwaiva nesvondo yekamba. Chokwadi, kamba dzemugungwa dzingasakurudzira musanganiswa wakafanana wekutya uye kushamisika sevavakidzani vadzo vane razor-toothed elasmobranch, uye pfungwa yekuyerera kwemvura inotsvaira bhero rejellyfish-slurping, uswa hwegungwa huchivhima turtles inogona kunge isiri chikonzero chinomanikidza chekukwira. chainsaw-defense inokodzera cheesiest B-movie, izvi zvinokambaira zvekare zviri pakati pezvisikwa zvinotyisa zvinogara mugungwa uye zvechokwadi zvakakodzerwa nevhiki yekutanga-nguva yeTV. Asi, zvisinei nekuti kamba dzemugungwa dzaive pedyo kuti dzione kusimuka nekudonha kwemadinosaur, uye dzakaratidza kugona kusingadaviriki kujairana nekushanduka kwegungwa, kuderera kwakanyanya kwekamba dzemugungwa muzana ramakore rechi20 kwakaisa kupona kwadzo kunoenderera kumubvunzo wakakomba.

Mashoko akanaka ndeokuti kuedza kukuru kwepasi rose mumakumi mashoma emakore apfuura kunoratidzika kunge kuri kubatsira mukurwira kudzosa kamba dzemugungwa kubva kumucheto kwekutsakatika. Mafungiro etarisiro yakachengetedzeka yeramangwana rezvisikwa izvi zvinoyevedza yakatekeshera nhaurirano zhinji dzataive nadzo patakaenda kuPlaya Blanca paOsa Peninsula yeCosta Rica kunozvipira kwemazuva maviri LAST (Latin American Sea Turtles) mukubatana na Widecast, mubatsiri weThe Ocean Foundation.

Kushanda muGolfo Dulce, nzvimbo yakasarudzika yezvipenyu inoonekwa seimwe yematatu chete epasi rinopisa fjords munyika, vaongorori veRAST vari kuita yakanyatso kurongeka uye nekunyatsoita ongororo yehuwandu hwehutu hwegungwa hunofura munzvimbo ino. Nerubatsiro rweboka rinotenderera revazvipiri vanobva kumativi ese enyika, KUPEDZISIRA, kufanana nemasangano mazhinji anoshanda muCentral America yese, ari kuunganidza data nezve hutano, maitiro, uye kutyisidzira kwakatarisana nekamba dzegungwa mudunhu. Tariro ndeyokuti ruzivo urwu rwakakosha ruchapa vanochengetedza uye vanoita mitemo ruzivo rwekugadzira mazano ekuona kuti kurarama kwenguva refu kwechisikwa ichi chakasiyana uye chekare.

Basa ratakapinda mariri rinogona kunetsa mumuviri nepfungwa, uye rinoda musanganiswa wesimba nenyasha. Mushure mekutapa turtles kumahombekombe mumambure, nhevedzano yemaitiro akanyatsorongwa anoitika kuti aunganidze data panguva yekuedza pamwe chete kuderedza kushushikana uye kukanganisa kunokuvadza kumhuka.

Kana yadhonzwa muigwa, tauro rakanyorova rinogadzikwa pamusoro wekamba kuti riite kuti igadzikane. Kamba inozodzoserwa kumahombekombe kune boka rakamirira nechido revazvipiri vakapa magirovhosi elatex uye maturusi ane utachiona. Matanho anotevera—akatsanangurwa zvakadzama panguva yegadziriro yegadziriro isati yasvika uye bhuku remirayiridzo—zvinosanganisira kutakura kamba kuenda kumahombekombe uko kunotorwa zviyero zvakatevedzana, kusanganisira kukura kwecarapace yayo (mushure kana kuti chikamu cheshure chegoko), plastron (iyo yakadzika pasi pegoko), uye nhengo dzayo dzepabonde.

Vanozvipira vanoyera hukuru hweplastron yekamba yegirini (pasi pegoko rekamba).

Zvadaro, nzvimbo pachiperengo chayo inocheneswa kwazvo isati yaiswa simbi tegi kuti ibatsire kuitevera nekufamba kwenguva. Kunyangwe iwo ma tags ari akareruka marekodhi zvitambi zvisingaunganidze kana kuendesa data, iyo kodhi iri pa tag inobvumira vaongorori kuti vazive kwakaiswa turtle saka kana ingangoita nyaya yekuti inotorwazve, kuenzanisa kunogona kuitwa maererano nekukura kwayo nekufamba kwenguva uye kupi. zvave zvakadaro. Kamba shoma dzatakabata dzanga dzatove nematag, kana kuti dzaive nehumbowo hwekutakwa kare, kusanganisira hombe yegirinhi turtle - imwe yemhando dzakanetsa kubuda muchikepe - iyo yaive netagi yairatidza kuti yakanga yauya yese. nzira kubva kuGalapagos Islands, pamusoro pe800 mamaira kure. Chekupedzisira, kuti tuturu dziwakwe kekutanga, chidimbu chidiki chetishu chinobviswa zvakanyatsonaka kuti chizoongororwa genetic.

Uku kuvhiya kwese, pasi pemamiriro ezvinhu akanaka, kunoitika mukati memaminitsi gumi kuderedza kushushikana kumhuka. Ehe, kufambisa kamba hombe kunotora vanhu vakati wandei, uye hakuna njodzi kune vanozvipira. Mushure mekuona girini turtle karate inocheka munhu anozvipira anopenya, zviri pachena kuti kushambira zviuru zvemamaira kunoita kuti vasimbe zvinoshamisa. Zvechokwadi, munhu akazvipira akanga akanaka. Nekamba futi. Zvakaoma kuti usarambe uchinyemwerera uchishanda nekamba, kunyange kana uchipomba.

Nhasi, nguruve dzemugungwa dzinotarisana nekutyisidzirwa kwakawanda mukurwira kwavo kurarama mugungwa zviri kuwedzera kukanganiswa nekuita kwevanhu. Pazvipenyu zvinomwe zviri kugara munyanza, zvina zviri panjodzi huru, uye zvimwe zvasara zviri kutyisidzirwa kana kuti zviri pedyo nekutyisidzirwa. Kukurira nhamo huru kubvira pavanobuda mudumbu rejecha remhenderekedzo yegungwa kuti vamhanye kugungwa, dzimwe tyisidziro dzinoparirwa nevanhu—kusvibiswa, kukura kwemhenderekedzo yegungwa, hove, uye kuvhima zvisiri pamutemo kwakapararira—zvinoita kuti upenyu hwavo huve hwakaoma zvikuru. Asi, kuedza kwemakumi mashoma emakore apfuura kunoratidzika kunge kuri kuita mutsauko, uye kunyangwe nyaya zhinji dziri dzengano, pane pfungwa yekuti nguruve dzemugungwa dziri munzira yekupora.

Masikati mabhanan’ana akajairika paOsa Peninsula yeCosta Rica. Golfo Dulce, iyo inogara pakati penyika uye peninsula, inoonekwa seimwe yematatu chete anopisa fjords munyika.

Kwandiri, ruzivo rwekushanda nekamba dzegungwa kekutanga rwakanga rwakaita sechamupupuri. Kwete, turtle-nado yakanditakura kuenda kunzvimbo yandakanzwa senge ndaiva ndichishanda pamwe chete nevamwe vakabatwawo nezvinokambaira izvi zvinoshamisa. Kuve nemukana wekubatana nemhuka inoshamisa zvakadaro-kubata musoro wayo wakajeka uku plastron ichiyerwa, kuti dzimwe nguva uone maziso ayo akasviba, anopinda mukati, akaona shanduko dzakawanda mumakore mazana maviri emamiriyoni apfuura - chiitiko chinozvininipisa zvechokwadi. Zvinokuswededza pedyo nemunhu wako, pakuziva kuti isu tichiri vatsva pachikuva, uye kuti chisikwa ichi chekare ishinda mhenyu, iyo inotibatanidza nepasi redu rekare.