Kwezokongiwa Kwemvelo Siyethemba

Ngu: Ben Scheelk, Inhlangano Yohlelo, I-Ocean Foundation

NgoJulayi 2014, u-Ben Scheelk we-The Ocean Foundation, wachitha amasonto amabili e-Costa Rica evolontiya ohambweni oludidiyelwe BHEKA OFudu, iphrojekthi ye-The Ocean Foundation, ukuzibonela ngawami eminye yemizamo yokongiwa kwemvelo eyenziwa ezweni lonke. Lokhu kungena kokuqala ochungechungeni olunezingxenye ezine mayelana nesipiliyoni.

Ukuvolontiya nge-SEE Turtles e-Costa Rica: Ingxenye I

Yilapho ukwethembana kuba yikho konke.

Simi esikhumulweni semikhumbi emfuleni kashokholethi onemibala yobisi, iqembu lethu elincane, elihlanganisa uBrad Nahill, umqondisi nomsunguli we-SEE Turtles, nomndeni wakhe, kanye nomthwebuli wezithombe wezilwane zasendle ochwepheshile, u-Hal Brindley, babukele njengoba umshayeli wethu engena emotweni. indawo engapheli yamasimu kabhanana lapho sasivela khona. Sasihambe amahora amaningi, sisuka ezindaweni eziwugwadule zaseSan José, eCosta Rica, siwela umgwaqo owubuqili wezintaba sinqamula amahlathi anefu eParque Nacional Braulio Carrillo, futhi ekugcineni sidabula izindawo eziphansi ezifuywayo ezizungezwe izindiza ezincane eziphuzi eziqhumisa izitshalo. ngomthwalo ongabonakali kodwa obulalayo wezibulala-zinambuzane.

Simi emaphethelweni ehlathi nemithwalo yethu kanye nomuzwa wokulindela okuthile, kwakufana nokuvuka kwe-sonic, futhi i-monotony efiphele yethrafikhi eyayisankeneneza ezindlebeni zethu yavula indawo endaweni eyingqayizivele nenyakazayo ye-acoustic etholakala kuphela izindawo ezishisayo.

Ukholo lwethu ku-logistics lwalunephutha. Ngokushesha ngemva kokuba sifikile, isikebhe esasizosehlisa emseleni safika esikhumulweni semikhumbi. Saphathwa ohambweni oluncane oluya enhliziyweni yehlathi, i-vermillion canopy ewugqinsi ihlehla ngezikhathi ezithile ukuze inikeze amazwibela amafu anombala wamakhorali abonisa ukukhanya kokugcina kokushona kwelanga.

Safika endaweni ekude, Estacíon Las Tortugas, omunye wozakwethu be-SEE Turtles' abayishumi nanhlanu abazinze emphakathini. BHEKA ama-Turtles, omunye wamaphrojekthi acishe abe ngamashumi amahlanu aphethwe yi-The Ocean Foundation, ahlinzeka ngamathuba kubahambi abavela emhlabeni wonke ukuthi benze okungaphezu nje kweholide, kodwa kunalokho bazibonele mathupha umsebenzi owenziwayo olayini bangaphambili bokulondoloza ufudu lwasolwandle. E-Estacíon Las Tortugas, amavolontiya asiza ekuvikeleni izimfudu zasolwandle ezihlala endaweni, ikakhulukazi izinhlobo ezinkulu ezikhona njengamanje, i-leatherback, esengozini enkulu futhi esengozini enkulu yokushabalala. Ngaphezu kokugada ebusuku ukuze kuxoshwe abazingeli nezinye izilwane ezidla amaqanda ofudu, izidleke zithuthelwa endaweni yokuchanyuselwa esiteshini lapho zingabhekwa khona futhi zivikelwe.

Okwangihlaba umxhwele kuqala ngendawo esasiya kuyo kwakungekona ukuhlala sodwa, noma indawo yokuhlala engaphandle kwegridi, kodwa kunalokho kwaba ukubhonga okuphansi endaweni ekude. Kuhwalala olufiphalayo, olukhanyiswa ukukhanya kombani emkhathizwe, uhlaka olunamagwebu loLwandlekazi i-Atlantic lwalubonakala luphuka ngamandla ogwini lwesihlabathi esimnyama. Umsindo—ophakeme ngokulinganayo futhi uyadakisa—ungidonse njengomlutha othile wokuqala.

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Kubonakala sengathi ukwethemba kwakuyindikimba eyayiphindaphindeka kuso sonke isikhathi sami ngiseCosta Rica. Thembela, kulwazi lwabaqondisi bami. Themba, ukuthi izinhlelo ezibekwe kahle ngeke zithathwe yiziphepho ezivame ukugingqika olwandle oluguquguqukayo. Themba, kumuntu ophambi kwami ​​ukuthi azulazule eqenjini lethu endaweni engenalutho eyinki ezungeze imfucumfucu egcwele ulwandle njengoba sizulazula ngaphansi kombhede wezinkanyezi ukuze sithole noma yiziphi izimpawu zesikhumba esiphuma olwandle. Siyethemba, ukuthi sibe nesinqumo sokumisa noma yibaphi abazingeli abangekho emthethweni abafuna ukuphanga impahla ephilayo eyigugu eshiywe yilezi zilwane ezihuquzelayo zangaphambi komlando.

Kodwa ngaphezu kwakho konke, kumayelana nokuthembela emsebenzini. Ukholo olungapheli olwabiwa yiwo wonke umuntu ohilelekile lokuthi lo mzamo unenjongo futhi uyasebenza. Futhi, ekugcineni kosuku, themba ukuthi izimfudu ezincane ezithambile esizikhiphe olwandle—eziyigugu nezingavikelekile—zizosinda eminyakeni engaqondakali elalahleka ekujuleni kolwandle, ukuze zibuyele kulawa mabhishi ngolunye usuku ukuze zibeke imbewu. yesizukulwane esilandelayo.