ngu-Wallace 'J.' Nichols, Ph.D., Research Associate, California Academy of Sciences; Umqondisi, LiveVEBLUE iphrojekthi ye-The Ocean Foundation

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U-J. Nichols (L) no-Julio Solis (R) nofudu olusindisiwe lwama-hawksbill

Eminyakeni eyishumi nanhlanu edlule ufudu lwasolwandle lwe-hawksbill olusezandleni zami lwaluzoboshwa ingulube, luqhutshwe amamayela angamakhulu, luhlatshwe futhi luqoshwe lube yizicucu.

Namuhla, ibibhukuda ngokukhululeka.

Ogwini lwase-Baja's Pacific, ufudu lwasolwandle lweduna oludala lwe-hawksbill lwathola indlela yalo enetheni lomdobi. Esikhathini esidlule, kumdobi noma kunjalo, into enjalo yayizobhekwa njengenhlanhla. Isidingo esingapheli senyama yofudu, amaqanda, isikhumba negobolondo emakethe emnyama singanikeza usuku oluhle lokukhokha kunoma ubani ozimisele ukubekezelela ingozi ephansi yokubanjwa.

Izimfudu zohlobo lwe-Hawksbill, ezake zavamile, manje ziyivelakancane kweziyivelakancane ngenxa yamashumi eminyaka ezingelwa amagobolondo azo amahle, aqoshwa abe amakhekheba, ama-broaches, nokunye ukuhloba.

Nokho, kulezi zinsuku inhlangano yokongiwa kwemvelo yaseMexico ebizwa ngokuthi i-Grupo Tortuguero iphonsele inselelo izindlela zakudala futhi yanyakazisa izinto kancane. Uxhaxha lwezinkulungwane zabadobi, abesifazane nezingane bazibala phakathi kwezigaba zalo.

U-Noe de la Toba, umdobi owabamba lolu fudu, ungumshana womgcini we-lighthouse wasendaweni ongumpetha wofudu lwasolwandle ngokwakhe. U-Noe uthinte u-Aaron Esliman umqondisi we-Grupo Tortuguero. U-Esliman uthumele ucingo, i-imeyili kanye nemiyalezo eminingi ye-facebook kumalungu enethiwekhi kuso sonke isifunda, asabela ngokushesha. Ufudu lwasuswa ngokushesha omunye umdobi waya ehhovisi eliseduze lase-Vigilantes de Bahia Magdalena, lapho ithimba eliholwa nguJulio Solis, owayengumzingeli wofudu ngokwakhe, lanakekela ufudu, lubheka ukuthi alimele yini. Ufudu lwakalwa lwakalwa, kwaphawulwa umazisi wase ebuyela olwandle ngokushesha. Izithombe nemininingwane kwabelwane ngakho ngokushesha ku-Facebook naku-Twitter, kumawebhusayithi naphezu kobhiya.

Abadobi abathintekayo abazange bakhokhelwe. Bavele bakwenza. Kwakungewona “umsebenzi” womuntu, kodwa kwakuwumthwalo wawo wonke umuntu. Babengagqugquzelwa ukwesaba noma imali, kodwa ukuqhosha, isithunzi kanye nobudlelwane.

Abantu abafana nabo bahlenga izilwane nsuku zonke. Izinkulungwane zezimfudu zasolwandle zisindiswa unyaka ngamunye. Inani lezimfudu zasolwandle olwandle lwe-Baja lilokhu likhuphuka. Ukuhlenga ufudu olulodwa ngesikhathi.

Eminyakeni engu-XNUMX edlule ochwepheshe babecishile izimfudu zasolwandle i-Baja. Inani labantu lalincane kakhulu futhi izingcindezi kubo zinkulu kakhulu, ukucabanga kwahamba. Nokho, ukusinda kwalolu fudu olulodwa kusitshela indaba ehluke kakhulu.

Uma ukusinda kwezilwane ezisengozini kuyimpi nje yesabelomali, bona - nathi - bazolahlekelwa. Kodwa uma kuyintando, ukuzibophezela nothando, ngizobeka ukubheja kwami ​​​​ku-turtles ukuze ngiwine.

Ithemba elivezwe kule ndaba yofudu lifakwe uJulio Solis futhi uchazwe kahle ngamazwi akhe efilimu emfishane ehlomule ngendondo yabantu abalungile ku- I-MoveShake.org.

Ithemba esinalo lokubuyiselwa kwezilwane zasendle ezisengozini liyisisusa somagazini wethu omusha we-inthanethi, i-WildHope. Iqala maduze futhi igqamisa izindaba zempumelelo yokongiwa kwezilwane zasendle kanye neminyakazo ongayenza ukuze udale okwengeziwe. Ngethemba ukuthi uzoyihlola. Impela sihambe ibanga elide.

Njengoba sibuka lolo klebe olunenhlanhla lubhukuda ngokunethezeka emanzini ajulile, sonke sazizwa simnandi, sinethemba futhi sinokubonga. Kwakuyisikhathi senjabulo, hhayi ngenxa yokuthi ufudu olulodwa lwalusindisiwe, kodwa ngoba sasiqonda ukuthi lesi sigameko esisodwa singase sibe umkhuba, umnyakazo, uguquko oluhlangene. Futhi ngoba izwe elinezimfudu zasolwandle lingcono kunomhlaba ongenazo.