Isiqhingi, Ulwandle kanye Nokuphatha Ikusasa

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Ingxenye 3: Isiqhingi, Ulwandle kanye Nokuphatha Ikusasa

nguMark J. Spalding

Njengoba ngike ngabhala ngaphambili, ikwindla yisikhathi esimatasa sezinkomfa neminye imibuthano. Ohambweni lwamasonto ayisithupha, ngaba nenhlanhla yokuchitha izinsuku ezimbalwa eBlock Island, eRhode Island, ngibheka ipulazi lomoya eliqhubekayo, ngafunda kabanzi mayelana nemizamo yokuvikela ingqalasizinda efana neSiteshi Sokudlulisa Imfucuza, ngemuva kweSiphepho uSandy nezinye iziphepho. -okubangelwa ukuguguleka, nokujabulela izindawo ezihlukahlukene zesiqhingi ezivikelwe ekuthuthukisweni futhi zinikeza izintaba ezijabulisayo. 

IBlock Island yahlalwa ngokusemthethweni abantu baseYurophu ngo-1661. Phakathi neminyaka engu-60, amahlathi ayo amaningi ayesegawuliwe ukuze akhelwe futhi aphethiswe amafutha. Amatshe ayindilinga ayindilinga ayesetshenziselwa ukwakha izindonga zamatshe—ezivikelwe namuhla. Amasimu avulekile ayenikeza indawo yokuhlala evulekile eyayisekela izinhlobo ezithile zama-larks. Lesi siqhingi sasintula itheku lemvelo lokuvikela izikebhe ezinkulu, kodwa sasinendawo yokudoba ama-cod ogwini kanye nezimbaza eziningi. Ngemva kokwakhiwa kwendawo yokuphumula echwebeni (Ichweba Elidala) ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-19, iBlock Island yaqhakaza njengendawo yasehlobo, iziqhayisa ngamahhotela amadala angasogwini. Lesi siqhingi siseyindawo ethandwa kakhulu ehlobo, futhi sinikeza izivakashi ukuhamba ngezinyawo, ukudoba, ukuntweza, ukugibela amabhayisikili, nokukama ebhishi, phakathi kwezinye izinto ezikhangayo. Amaphesenti angu-950 esiqhingi avikelekile ekuthuthukisweni, futhi izindawo eziningi zemvelo zivulekele umphakathi. Isibalo sonyaka wonke manje sesicishe sibe ngabantu abangama-XNUMX.

Siyabonga kubasingathi bethu, I-Ocean View Foundation UKim Gaffett kanye no I-Rhode Island Natural History Survey's Kira Stillwell, ngikwazile ukufunda okwengeziwe mayelana nezinsiza ezihlukile zesiqhingi. Namuhla amasimu aya ngokuya eba nezindawo ezikhuhlayo ezisogwini neziminyene, ashintsha ingxube yezinyoni ezihlala kuzo nezifudukayo. Amajikijolo amaningi akulesi siqhingi akhiqiza abantu bomdabu njengama-winterberry, i-pokeberry, ne-wax myrtle, abekelwa inselele ama-Japanese knotweed, Black Swallow-wort, nemivini ethatha imayela ngomzuzu (evela eMpumalanga Asia).

Ekwindla, izinombolo ezingenakubalwa zezinyoni ezifudukayo zima e-Block Island ukuze ziphumule futhi zifake uphethiloli ngaphambi kokuqhubeka nohambo lwazo oluya ezindaweni ezikude eziseningizimu. Izikhathi eziningi, izindawo abaya kuzo ziqhele ngezinkulungwane zamakhilomitha eMelika Ephakathi neseNingizimu. Kule minyaka engamashumi amahlanu edlule, omunye umndeni uye wabamba isiteshi sokubhinca eduze nomkhawulo osenyakatho weBlock Island, engekude ne-Clayhead Bluffs eyenza uphawu olumangalisayo ohambweni lwesikebhe olusuka e-Point Judith. Lapha, izinyoni ezifudukayo zibanjwa amanetha anenkungu, zikhishwe ngobumnene esikhathini esingaphansi kwehora kamuva, zikalwe, zikalwe, ziboshwe, bese zidedelwa futhi. Isazi sokuhlanganisa izinyoni saseBlock Island, uKim Gaffett usechithe amashumi eminyaka esiteshini entwasahlobo nasekwindla. Inyoni ngayinye ithola ibhande eliklanyelwe ubukhulu nesisindo sayo, kunqunywa ubulili bayo, kunqunywa inani lamafutha ayo, ubude bephiko lwayo likalwa “endololwaneni,” futhi kukalwe. UKim uphinde ahlole ukuhlangana kogebhezi ukuze athole iminyaka yenyoni. Umsizi wakhe oyivolontiya uMaggie uphawula ngokucophelela idatha yenyoni ngayinye. Izinyoni eziphethwe ngobumnene zibe sezidedelwa.  

Angizange ngibone ukuthi ngingaba wusizo kanjani ibhendi, noma ukulinganisa, noma ukukala. Ngempela ngangintula okuhlangenwe nakho kukaKim ekunqumeni izinga lamafutha, isibonelo. Kodwa kwenzeka ukuthi ngajabula kakhulu ngokuba yindoda eyasiza izinyoni ezincane zibuya ngesivinini endleleni yazo. Njalo, njengasendabeni ye-vireo eyodwa encane, inyoni yayihlala ngokuthula isikhashana emunweni wami, iqalaze, futhi mhlawumbe yahlulele isiphepho somoya, ngaphambi kokuba indize—ihlale ijule ekukhuhleni icishe isheshise. amehlo ukulandela.  

Njengemiphakathi eminingi esogwini, ingqalasizinda yeBlock Island isengcupheni yokukhuphuka kolwandle nokuguguleka kwemvelo. Njengesiqhingi, ukuhlehla akuyona inketho, futhi ezinye izindlela kufanele zitholwe kuyo yonke into kusukela ekulawuleni udoti, ukuya ekuklanyweni komgwaqo, kuya kumandla. UKim kanye namanye amalungu omphakathi asize ukuhola umkhankaso wokuthuthukisa ukuzimela kwamandla esiqhingini—ngepulazi lokuqala eliphehla umoya lase-US elingasogwini manje elisakhiwayo ngasempumalanga yesiqhingi.  

Umsebenzi uKim neqembu lakhe lamavolontiya awenzayo ukubala izinyoni ezifudukayo, njengomsebenzi we I-Biodiversity Research Institute ithimba le-raptor lizosisiza siqonde kabanzi mayelana nobudlelwano phakathi kwalawo maturbine nokufuduka kwezinyoni. Imiphakathi eminingi izozuza esifundweni esitholwe ohlelweni umphakathi waseBlock Island othuthukayo njengoba uzulazula yonke into ukusuka lapho ugesi ufika ngasogwini, uye lapho izikebhe zokusebenzela zepulazi lomoya, ziye lapho kuzokwakhiwa khona isiteshi esincane esiphehla ugesi. Ozakwethu e-Island Institute e-Maine baphakathi kwalabo abaye bahlanganyela, futhi basiza ukwazisa, inqubo.

I-Ocean Foundation yasungulwa, ngokwengxenye, ukusiza ukuvala izikhala zemithombo yebhuloho ekongiweni kolwandle-kusuka olwazini kuya kwezezimali kuye emandleni abantu-futhi isikhathi saseBlock Island sisikhumbuza ukuthi ubuhlobo bethu nolwandle buqala ezingeni lendawo kakhulu. Ukuma futhi ubheke e-Atlantic, noma eningizimu eMontauk, noma ubuyele ngaphesheya ogwini lwase-Rhode Island ukwazi ukuthi usendaweni ekhetheke kakhulu. Ngokwami ​​uhlangothi, ngiyazi ukuthi nginenhlanhla emangalisayo futhi ngibonga kakhulu ngokuthi ngifunde okuningi ngesikhathi esifushane kangaka esiqhingini esihle kangaka. 

Isithombe 1: Block Island, Isithombe 2: Mark J. Spalding esiza ngokukhululwa kwezinyoni zendawo