Kutshayelwe kuFudo-nado

NguBen Scheelk, uMdibaniso weNkqubo, iSiseko soLwandle
Ukuvolontiya kunye ne-SEE Turtles eCosta Rica-Icandelo II

Ukuba bekukho iveki yofudo. Kuyavunywa ukuba, amafudo olwandle asenokungawukhuthazi umxube ofanayo woloyiko kunye nokumangala njengabamelwane bawo be-elasmobranch enamazinyo encakuba, kwaye ingcinga yokuphuma kwamanzi okutshayela ibhali le-jellyfish-slurping, ingca yolwandle efutha ifudo isenokungabi sisizathu esinyanzelisayo sokunyuka. i-chainsaw-defense efanelwe yi-movie ye-cheesiest ye-B, ezi zirhubuluzi zamandulo ziphakathi kwezidalwa ezimangalisayo zokuhlala elwandle kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo zifanelekile kwiveki ye-TV yexesha eliphambili. Kodwa, nangona ufudo lwaselwandle lwalukho ukuze lubone ukuvela nokuwa kweedayinaso, kwaye ziye zabonisa isakhono esimangalisayo sokuziqhelanisa noguquko lolwandle, ukwehla okumandundu kofudo baselwandle ngenkulungwane yama-20 kubeka umbuzo onzima wokusinda kwawo.

Iindaba ezimnandi zezokuba iinzame ezibalulekileyo zehlabathi kumashumi ambalwa eminyaka adluleyo zibonakala zinceda kumlo wokubuyisa ufudo lwaselwandle elucikizeni lokuphela. Imvakalelo yokuba nethemba eligciniweyo ngekamva lezi zidalwa zibalaseleyo zagqugqisa kwiingxoxo ezininzi ebesinazo xa sasisiya ePlaya Blanca eOsa Peninsula yaseCosta Rica ukuya kuvolontiya iintsuku ezimbini HLALA (iiTurtles zoLwandle lwaseLatin American) ngentsebenziswano ne Ukusasazwa ngokubanzi, umxhasi we-Ocean Foundation.

Ukusebenza kwi-Golfo Dulce, indawo ekhethekileyo yezinto eziphilayo ethathwa njengenye ye-fjords ezintathu zetropikhi emhlabeni, abaphandi be-LAST benza uphononongo olucwangcisiweyo nolwenziwa ngononophelo lwabemi lofudo lwaselwandle olutya kule ndawo. Ngoncedo lweqela elijikelezayo lamavolontiya avela kwihlabathi liphela, UKUGQIBELA, njengemibutho emininzi esebenza kuwo wonke uMbindi Merika, iqokelela idatha malunga nempilo, indlela yokuziphatha, kunye nezoyikiso ezijongene noofudo baselwandle kulo mmandla. Ithemba kukuba olu lwazi lubalulekileyo luya kunika abalondolozi bendalo kunye nabenzi bomgaqo-nkqubo ngolwazi lokuphuhlisa izicwangciso zokuqinisekisa ukusinda kwexesha elide kwesi sidalwa esahlukileyo kunye nesangaphambili.

Umsebenzi esithathe inxaxheba kuwo unokuba ngumngeni ngokwasemzimbeni nasengqondweni, kwaye ufuna indibaniselwano yobuchwephesha yamandla kunye nobabalo. Emva kokubamba ama-turtles aselwandle ngaphandle komnatha, uchungechunge lwemisebenzi ecwangcisiweyo ngononophelo lwenzeka ukuqokelela idatha ngelixa wenza umzamo ohlangeneyo wokunciphisa uxinzelelo kunye nokuphazamiseka okuyingozi kwisilwanyana.

Xa ukhweliswa enqanaweni, kubekwa itawuli emanzi phezu kwentloko yofudo ukuze luzole. Ufudo emva koko lubuyiselwa elunxwemeni kwiqela lamavolontiya alinde ngomdla anxibe iiglavu zelatex kunye nezixhobo zokucoca. Amanyathelo alandelayo-acaciswe ngokweenkcukacha ngexesha leseshoni yokuqhelaniswa nentsimi kunye nencwadana yomyalelo-ibandakanya ukuthwala ufudo elunxwemeni apho uthotho lwemilinganiselo luthathwa, kubandakanywa imilinganiselo ye-carapace (i-dorsal okanye inxalenye yangasemva yeqokobhe), iplastron (icala eliphantsi kweqokobhe), kunye namalungu ayo esini.

Emva koko, indawo kwi-fin yayo icocwa kakuhle phambi kokuba ithegi yentsimbi incanyathiselwe ukunceda ukuyilandela ngokuhamba kwexesha. Nangona iithegi zizitampu zerekhodi ezilula ezingaqokeleli okanye zigqithise idatha, ikhowudi ekwithegi ivumela abaphandi ukuba bazi apho ufudo lufakwe khona ngoko kwimeko enokwenzeka ukuba luphinde luthathwe, uthelekiso lunokwenziwa malunga nokukhula kwalo ngokuhamba kwexesha kwaye apho. ibeyi. Amafudo ambalwa esiwabambileyo sele enamathegi, okanye anobungqina bokuphawulwa kwixesha elidlulileyo, kubandakanywa ufudo olukhulu oluluhlaza-omnye wemizekelo enzima kakhulu yokuphuma enqanaweni-enethegi ebonisa ukuba iphume yonke. indlela esuka kwiZiqithi zeGalapagos, ngaphezulu kweekhilomitha ezingama-800. Okokugqibela, ukuze ufudo luphawulwe okokuqala, intwana encinci yethishu isuswa ngononophelo ukuze kuhlalutywe ufuzo lwamva.

Lo msebenzi wonke, phantsi kweemeko ezifanelekileyo, wenziwa ngaphantsi kwemizuzu elishumi ukunciphisa uxinzelelo kwisilwanyana. Ngokuqinisekileyo, ukuqhuba ufudo olukhulu kuthatha abantu abaninzi, kwaye akukho mngcipheko kumavolontiya. Emva kokubona ufudo oluluhlaza lwekarati lunqunqa ivolontiya eliqaqambileyo, kucacile ukuba ukuqubha amawaka eemayile kubenza bomelele ngendlela emangalisayo. Kakade ke, ivolontiya lalilungile. Nofudo ngokunjalo. Kunzima ukungalugcini uncumo lusebenza nofudo, nokuba luphunyiwe.

Namhlanje, ufudo lwaselwandle lujongene nezoyikiso ezininzi kumzabalazo wabo oqhubekayo wokuphila kulwandle oluchatshazelwa kakhulu yimisebenzi yabantu. Kwezi ntlobo ezisixhenxe ezihlala elwandle ngoku, ezine zisemngciphekweni omkhulu wokuphela, kwaye eziseleyo zisesichengeni okanye zikufutshane nokuba zisongelwa. Ukoyisa ubunzima obungathethekiyo ukususela ekuphumeni kwabo kwisibeleko sentlabathi yonxweme ukuze bakhawuleze ukuya elwandle, izisongelo ezongezelelekileyo ezibangelwa ngabantu—ungcoliso, uphuhliso lonxweme, ukuloba nokuzingela ngokungekho mthethweni okuxhaphakileyo—kwenza ubomi babo bube nzima ngakumbi. Kodwa, iinzame kula mashumi ambalwa eminyaka adlulileyo zibonakala zenza umahluko, kwaye nangona amabali amaninzi eyi-anecdotal, kukho uluvo lokuba ufudo lwaselwandle lusendleleni eya ekuchacheni.

Kum, amava okusebenza neefudo zaselwandle okokuqala ngqa afane nesaqhwithi. Hayi, i-turtle-nado eyandithwala yandisa kwindawo apho ndaziva ngathi ndingowakho ndisebenza kunye nabanye abaye bachukunyiswa zezi zirhubuluzi zimangalisayo. Ukuba nethuba lokusebenzisana nesilwanyana esimangalisa ngolo hlobo-ukubamba intloko yayo evulekileyo ngelixa i-plastron ilinganiswa, ukuze ngamanye amaxesha ubambe umbono wamehlo ayo amnyama, abonileyo, abone utshintsho oluninzi kule minyaka ingamakhulu amabini ezigidi ezidlulileyo. amava athoba ngokwenene. Ikusondeza kubuntu bakho, ekuqondeni ukuba sisebatsha eqongeni, kwaye esi sidalwa sakudala singumsonto ophilayo, osidibanisa neplanethi yethu yamandulo ekude.