IiManatees: Uphawu kunye neSikhumbuzi

I-Ocean Foundation ibhiyozela iNyanga yeMammal yaseLwandle ngoFebruwari. EFlorida, ngoNovemba yiNyanga yoKwazisa iManatee ngesizathu esihle. Lixesha lonyaka apho ii<em>manatee ziqalisa ukuqubha ukuya kumanzi ashushu kwaye zisemngciphekweni omkhulu wokubethwa ngabakhephe ngenxa yokuba phezu kwazo nje ubukhulu bazo, kunzima ukuzibona ngaphandle kokuba uzijonge ngenyameko.

Njengoko iFlorida Wildlife Commission ithi, “Kuhambo lwazo lwaminyaka le, ii<em>manatee, kuquka oomama namathole abo, ziqubha kwimilambo emininzi yaseFlorida, amatheku kunye nemimandla eselunxwemeni ikhangela amaqondo obushushu ashushu, azinzileyo afumaneka kwimithombo yamanzi acwengileyo, kwimisele eyenziwe ngabantu nakwimizila yombane ephuma ngaphandle. Ngokungafaniyo namahlengesi nezinye izilwanyana zaselwandle, iimanatee azinawo amadaka okwenene okuwakhusela kumanzi angaphantsi kwama-68 ngokukaFahrenheit, ngoko amele afumane amanzi ashushu ebudeni bokufuduka kwawo ukuze aphile kwingqele yasebusika.”

Uninzi lwethu aluyi kuchaphazeleka kwizithintelo ze-Florida zokuhamba ngenqanawa eziqala ukusebenza nge-15 kaNovemba, izithintelo ezenzelwe ukukhusela iimanatee. Nangona kunjalo, ii-manatee ziluphawu lwakho konke esijongene nako ekuphuculeni ubudlelwane bomntu nolwandle, kwaye yintoni eyenza ii-manatee eziphilileyo zenza iilwandle eziphilileyo.  

Iimanatee zizilwanyana ezitya utyani, okuthetha ukuba zixhomekeke kwingca esempilweni yolwandle kunye nezinye izityalo zasemanzini ukuze zitye. Amadlelo engca elwandle ahlumayo afuna intlenga ephantsi, amanzi acocekileyo acocekileyo, kunye nokuphazamiseka okungephi kwimisebenzi yabantu. Izivubeko zepropeller ezisuka kwisiseko ngempazamo kufuneka zilungiswe ngokukhawuleza ukuthintela ukhukuliseko kunye nokwenzakala ngakumbi kwezi ndawo zingama-seahorses, iintlanzi ezisakhulayo, kunye nentlaninge yezinye iintlobo zenxalenye yobomi bazo.  

Apha e-Ocean Foundation sisebenze nezazinzulu kunye nabanye ukuqonda nokukhusela iimanatee kunye neendawo zokuhlala ezixhomekeke kuzo eFlorida, eCuba, nakwezinye iindawo. Ngenkqubo yethu yokuKhulisa i-SeaGrass, sinika ithuba lokunceda ukulungisa amadlelo engca yolwandle kunye nokucima i-carbon footprint yabo ngaxeshanye. Ngelinge lethu leZilwanyana ezanyisayo zaseLwandle, sivumela uluntu lwethu ukuba ludibane ukuze luxhase ezona nkqubo zisebenzayo zezilwanyana zaselwandle esinokuzifumana.