Iminenga eGrey igcinwe eBaja California

NguMark J. Spalding, uMongameli, i-Ocean Foundation

Le bhlog yavela kuqala kwiNational Geographic's Iimbono zolwandle.

Lixesha lokufuduka kweminenga engwevu kunxweme olusentshona kuMntla Melika.

Iminenga engwevu yenza enye yezona mfuduko zinde kuzo naziphi na izilwanyana ezanyisayo eMhlabeni. Rhoqo ngonyaka baqubha ngaphezu kweemayile ezingama-10,000 ukuya nokubuya phakathi kwamachibi ase-nursery aseMexico kunye neendawo zokutya kwi-Arctic. Ngeli xesha lonyaka, i-whale yokugqibela yomama ifika ukuzala kwaye i-first yamadoda yenza indlela eya ngasentla-i-11 ibonwe kwiveki yokuqala yokubukela i-channel yaseSanta Barbara. Ichweba liya kube lizele ngabantwana abasandul’ ukuzalwa njengoko ixesha lokuzala lifikelela kwincopho yalo.

Elinye lamaphulo am okuqala olondolozo lwaselwandle yayikukunceda ekukhuseleni iLaguna San Ignacio e-Baja California Sur, indawo yokuqala yokuzalisa i-whale engwevu kunye nechweba le-nursery-kwaye kunjalo, ndiyakholelwa, yenye yezona ndawo zintle eMhlabeni. Ekupheleni kweminyaka yoo-1980, iMitsubishi yenza isindululo sokuseka umsebenzi omkhulu wetyuwa eLaguna San Ignacio. Urhulumente waseMexico wayetyekele ekuyivumeni ngenxa yezizathu zophuhliso loqoqosho, nangona ichweba linezikhundla ezininzi njengendawo ekhuselweyo kwilizwe nakwamanye amazwe.

Iphulo elizimiseleyo leminyaka emihlanu litsale amawakawaka abaxhasi abaxhasa iinzame zamazwe ngamazwe ezaphunyezwa ngentsebenziswano equka imibutho emininzi. Iimvumi zemiboniso bhanyabhanya kunye neemvumi ezidumileyo zidibene nabaphembeleli basekuhlaleni kunye nabakhankasi baseMelika ukuba bayeke imisebenzi yetyuwa baze bazise ingqalelo yamazwe ngamazwe kwintlungu ye-gray whale. Ngo-2000, iMitsubishi yabhengeza injongo yayo yokurhoxisa izicwangciso zayo. Sasiphumelele!

Ngo-2010, amagqala welo phulo ahlanganisana kwenye yeenkampu zaseLaguna San Ignacio ukubhiyozela isikhumbuzo seminyaka eli-10 yolo loyiso. Sabakhupha abantwana basekuhlaleni kuhambo lwabo lokuqala lokubukela iminenga—umsebenzi onceda iintsapho zabo ziziphilise ebusika. Iqela lethu laliquka abakhankasi abafana noJoel Reynolds we-NRDC osasebenza egameni lezilwanyana zaselwandle yonke imihla, kunye noJared Blumenfeld, oye waqhubeka nokusebenzela imo engqongileyo kwinkonzo karhulumente.

Kwakhona phakathi kwethu kwakukho uPatricia Martinez, enye yeenkokeli zolondolozo lwendalo e-Baja California okuzinikela kwakhe kunye nokuqhuba kwakhe kwathwala iindawo zakhe awayengenakuzicingela ekukhuseleni elo chibi lihle. Sahamba saya eMorocco naseJapan, phakathi kwezinye iindawo, ukuze sikhusele iwonga leLifa leMveli leLizwe lechweba kunye nokuqinisekisa ukuqondwa kwehlabathi ngezisongelo ejongene nazo. UPatricia, udade wabo uLaura, kunye nabanye abameli boluntu babeyinxalenye enkulu yempumelelo yethu kwaye bahlala beqhubeka nobukho bokukhusela ezinye iindawo ezisesichengeni kusingasiqithi weBaja California.

Ukujonga kwikamva

Ekuqaleni kukaFebruwari, ndaya kwi-Southern California Marine Mammal Workshop. Isingathwe ngu Pacific Life Foundation ngentsebenziswano neThe Ocean Foundation, le workshop ibibanjelwe eNewport Beach minyaka le ukusukela ngoJanuwari 2010. Ukusuka kubaphandi abaphezulu ukuya koogqirha bezilwanyana ezanyisayo zaselwandle ukuya kwiPh.D eselula. abaviwa, abathathi-nxaxheba kwiworkshop bamele uluhlu lukarhulumente kunye namaziko emfundo, kunye neqaqobana labanye abaxhasi ngezimali kunye neeNGO. Ugqaliselo lophando lukwizilwanyana ezanyisayo zaseMazantsi eKhalifoniya Bight, indawo eyi-90,000 yeemayile zesikwere kwiMpuma yePasifiki enabela iimayile ezingama-450 kunxweme loLwandlekazi lwePasifiki ukusuka ePoint Conception kufutshane neSanta Barbara ukuya eCabo Colonet eBaja California, eMexico.

Izisongelo kwizilwanyana zaselwandle zahlukene-ukusuka kwizifo ezikhulayo ukuya kwiinguqu kwi-chemistry yolwandle kunye nobushushu ukuya kwintsebenziswano ebulalayo kunye nemisebenzi yabantu. Nangona kunjalo, amandla kunye nomdla wentsebenziswano evela kule workshop ivuselela ithemba lokuba siya kuphumelela ekukhuthazeni impilo kunye nokukhuselwa kwazo zonke izilwanyana zaselwandle. Kwaye, bekuvuyisa ukuva ukuba i-grey whale iphila njani ngenxa yokhuseleko lwamazwe ngamazwe kunye nokuqaphela kwendawo.

Ekuqaleni kuka-Matshi, siza kubhiyozela isikhumbuzo se-13 soloyiso lwethu eLaguna San Ignacio. Kuya kuba krakra ukukhumbula ezo ntsuku zinentloko kuba ndiyaxolisa ukuthi uPatricia Martinez waphulukana nomzabalazo wakhe nomhlaza ekupheleni kukaJanuwari. Wayengumoya onobukroti kunye nesithandi sezilwanyana esinomdla, kunye nodade omangalisayo, umntu asebenza naye kunye nomhlobo. Ibali le-gray whale nursery yaseLaguna San Ignacio libali lokukhusela elixhaswa ngokuqaphela kunye nokunyanzeliswa, libali lentsebenziswano yendawo, yengingqi, kunye nehlabathi jikelele, kwaye libali lokusebenza ukungafani ukufezekisa injongo efanayo. Ngeli xesha kunyaka ozayo, uhola wendlela ogangathiweyo uya kudibanisa ichweba nehlabathi liphela okokuqala. Iya kuzisa utshintsho.

Sinokuba nethemba lokuba inkoliso yolo tshintsho lwenzelwa iminenga nebutho labantu elincinane elixhomekeke kuyo—kunye neendwendwe ezinethamsanqa eziya kuzibonela kufutshane ezi zidalwa zibalaseleyo. Kwaye ndilindele ukuba kuya kuba sisikhumbuzo sokuhlala uxhasa kwaye uphapheme ukuqinisekisa ukuba ibali lempumelelo yomnenga lihlala liyimpumelelo.