Yeka Inhlanhla Yokuhlanganyela Ekuvikeleni Impilo Eyivelakancane Kangaka

Ibhulogi yesivakashi, ihanjiswe ngu-Debbie Greenberg

Lokhu okuthunyelwe kwavela ekuqaleni kuwebhusayithi ye-Playa Viva. U-Playa Viva ungumngane Wesikhwama ngaphakathi kwe-The Ocean Foundation futhi uholwa nguDavid Leventhal.

Evikini elilodwa eledlule ngaba nenhlanhla yokuphelezela amalungu e-La Tortuga Viva tortle sanctuary kwelinye lama-patrol awo asebusuku olwandle eduze kwase-Playa Viva nangale kwayo. Afuna izidleke zomfudu lwasolwandle ukuze avikele amaqanda kubazingeli abangekho emthethweni nasezilwaneni ezidla ezinye ngokuwayisa endaweni yawo yokugcina izingane ukuze agcinwe ephephile aze achanyuselwe futhi akhululwe.

Bekujabulisa kakhulu ukuzibonela mathupha umsebenzi owenziwa yila mavolontiya endawo futhi uwuqonde kangcono umzamo awenzayo njalo ebusuku nasekuseni (i-patrol eyodwa isuka ngo-10pm kuya phakathi kwamabili kanti enye iqala ngo-4am) Izinkanyezi phezu kolwandle. kwakumangalisa njengoba sasigingqika emotweni yaleli qembu ehamba yonke indawo. U-Elias, inhloko ye-Tortuga Viva kanye nomhlahlandlela wami wobusuku, wachaza indlela yokubheka amathrekhi ofudu nezidleke. Nokho, saba nebhadi: sathola izidleke ezimbili, kodwa ngeshwa abazingeli abangabantu babesishaye kuzo futhi amaqanda ayengasekho. Siphinde sabona izimfudu ezi-3 ezifile ezindaweni ezihlukene ngasogwini lolwandle, okungenzeka ukuthi zaminza olwandle amanetha abadobi ngokudoba.

Konke akuzange kulahlekele, saba nenhlanhla enkulu ngoba lapho sibuyela endaweni ebiyelwe enkulisa phakathi kwamabili isidleke sasichanyuselwa, futhi ngabona amachwane ekhuphuka esihlabathini! U-Elias waqala ukugudluza isihlabathi eceleni futhi waqoqa ngokucophelela izimfudu zezingane ze-Olive Ridley ukuze zidedelwe zibuyele olwandle.

Ngemva kwesonto elilodwa, lapho thina mavolontiya e-WWOOF sifika e-Playa Viva ngomsebenzi ngo-6:30 ekuseni satshelwa ithimba le-Playa Viva ukuthi ufudu lwalusolwandle phambi kwehhotela. Sagijima i-pell-mell safika esihlabathini, sibheka amakhamera ethu, sisaba ukulahlekelwa ukubona; ngenhlanhla ngathi ufudu lwalunganyakazi ngokushesha, ngakho sakwazi ukubukela njengoba lugalela olwandle. Kwakuyi-turtle enkulu kakhulu (cishe amafidi angu-3-4 ubude) futhi kuvela ukuthi sasinenhlanhla ngempela ngoba yayingavamile kakhulu ufudu Olumnyama, olubizwa ngokuthi "Prieta" ngabantu bendawo (chelonia agassizii).

Amavolontiya asendaweni yofudu lwalukhona, elinde ukuthi abuyele olwandle ngaphambi kokuvikela amaqanda akhe ngokuwavikela ezilwaneni ezidla ezinye endaweni engcwele. Kwakujabulisa kakhulu ukubona amathrekhi ayewenzile ekhuphuka olwandle, izidleke ezimbili zamanga ayezenzile (ngokusobala indlela yokuzivikela yemvelo ezilwaneni ezizingelayo) kanye nemikhondo yakhe yehla. Amavolontiya ayelapho aphenya kahle isihlabathi ngenduku ende, ezama ukuthola isidleke sangempela, kodwa ekhathazekile ngokuthi angase alimaze amaqanda. Omunye wabuyela edolobheni ukuyolanda amalungu ambalwa omakadebona e-Tortuga Viva kuyilapho omunye asala lapha ukuze aphawule indawo futhi agade isidleke ukuze singaphazanyiswa. Wachaza ukuthi nakuba kwase kuphele unyaka begada, babengakaze bathole isidleke sePrieta ngaphambili. Lapho amalungu aphezulu okuqapha u-Elias noHector efika, ayazi ukuthi kufanele abheke kuphi, aqala ukumba. U-Hector mude futhi unezingalo ezinde, kodwa wemba phansi waze wancika cishe ngokuphelele emgodini ngaphambi kokuthola amaqanda. Waqala ukubakhulisa ngobumnene, ababili noma abathathu ngesikhathi; ayeyindilinga futhi elingana namabhola egalofu amakhulu. Amaqanda angama-81 esewonke!

Ngalesi sikhathi base benezethameli zawo wonke amavolontiya e-WWOOF, umsebenzi we-Playa Viva owehlise ifosholo ukuze asize uma kunesidingo, kanye nezivakashi ezimbalwa ze-Playa Viva. Amaqanda afakwa ezikhwameni ezimbalwa futhi ayiswa endaweni yokugcina izimfudu, futhi sasilandela sibuka yonke inqubo yokuvikela amaqanda ukuze afukamele. Lapho amaqanda esengcwatshwe ngokuphephile esidlekeni sawo esisha, esenziwe umuntu esingamasentimitha angama-65 ukujula, sagitsheliswa ukugibela sibuyela ePlaya Viva.

Ufudu Olumnyama lusengozini enkulu; ube nenhlanhla yokuba namavolontiya athintekayo ukuze avikele amaqanda akhe, futhi yeka inhlanhla ngathi ngokubona uhlobo lwezilwane ezingavamile ukuba lucishe lushabalala.

Mayelana Nabangane BaseLa Tortuga Viva: Ekhoneni eliseningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Playa Viva, ihhotela lesitolo esizinzile, izisebenzi zokuzithandela, ezakhiwe ngamalungu omphakathi wendawo waseJuluchuca, zimise indawo engcwele yofudu. Laba ngabadobi kanye nabalimi ababone umonakalo owenziwe ezikhungweni zofudu bendawo base benquma ukwenza umehluko. Leli qembu lathatha igama elithi "La Tortuga Viva" noma "The Living Turtle" futhi lathola ukuqeqeshwa eMnyangweni waseMexico Wokuvikela Izilwane Ezisengozini. Ukuze unikele sicela uchofoze lapha.