I-Rock, Iphepha, Izimfudu: Ukwandisa Imfundo Yofudu e-El Salvador

NguBrad Nahill, uMqondisi & Co-Msunguli we-SEEtheWILD kanye ne-SEE Turtles
Ukusebenzisana Nothisha Bendawo Ukuze Kunwetshwe Izinhlelo Zokufundisa Ngofudu Lwasolwandle e-El Salvador

Amakhulu ambalwa kuphela ama-hawksbill wesifazane okulinganiselwa ukuthi azohlala kulo lonke ugu olusempumalanga yePacific. (Ikhredithi Yesithombe: Brad Nahill/SeeTurtles.org)

Abafundi abasebasha baphumela ngaphandle baye esikhumulweni semikhumbi esimboziwe, bemamatheka ngokwethuka begqoke amabhulukwe neziketi ezimhlophe. Abafana ababili bazinikela ngokulangazela ukuba yizinkalankala, amehlo abo evuleka ithuba lokudla izingane ezifunda nabo eziphenduke izimfudu ezichanyuselwa. Izikhonkwane sezimi ngomumo, abafana banyakaza emaceleni, bemaka izingane ezizenza amachwane ezimfudu ezisuka ogwini ziya olwandle.

“Izimfudu” eziningana zidlula endaweni yokuqala, bese zibona izinkalankala sezilungele ukuzihlwitha emanzini. Ngemuva kokuphasa okulandelayo, kusele idlanzana labafundi bebhekene nomsebenzi onzima wokubalekela abafana asebedlala oshaka. Amazinyane ambalwa kuphela achanyuselwa asinda ekuhlaseleni kwezilwane ezidla ezinye ukuze aphile kuze kube yilapho esekhulile.

Ukubuyisela umhlaba wezimfudu zasolwandle ekuphileni kwabafundi eduze nezindawo ezishisayo zofudu bekuyingxenye yezinhlelo zokulondoloza ufudu amashumi eminyaka. Nakuba izinhlangano ezimbalwa ezinkulu zokongiwa kwemvelo zinezinsiza zokuqhuba izinhlelo zemfundo ezigcwele, amaqembu amaningi ofudu anabasebenzi abalinganiselwe kanye nezinsiza, okubavumela ukuthi bavakashele izikhathi ezimbalwa nje ngesizini ngayinye yokuzalela ezikoleni zasendaweni. Ukusiza ukugcwalisa lesi sikhala, BHEKA OFudu, ngokubambisana nezinhlangano zaseSalvador I-ICAPO, I-EcoViva, Futhi I-Asociación Mangle, idala uhlelo lokwenza ukufundisa ngofudu lwasolwandle umsebenzi wonyaka wonke.

Izimfudu zasolwandle zitholakala emhlabeni wonke, zizalela, zifuna ukudla, futhi zifuduka emanzini emazweni angaphezu kwekhulu. Kuya ngendawo abahlala kuyo, bahlangabezana nezinsongo eziningi ezihlanganisa ukudla amaqanda nenyama yabo, ukusetshenziswa kwamagobolondo abo ekwenzeni umsebenzi wezandla, ukubanjwa kwezimpahla zokudoba kanye nokuthuthukiswa kogu. Ukuze kuliwe nalezi zinsongo, abalondolozi bemvelo emhlabeni wonke bagada amabhishi afulela izidleke, bakha izinto zokudoba eziphephile, bakha izinhlelo zokuvakasha kwemvelo, futhi bafundise abantu ngokubaluleka kokuvikela izimfudu.

E-El Salvador, ukudla amaqanda ofudu bekungekho emthethweni kusukela ngo-2009, okwenza imfundo ibe yithuluzi elibaluleke kakhulu lokongiwa kwemvelo. Umgomo wethu uwukwandisa umsebenzi wozakwethu bendawo wokuletha izinsiza ezikoleni zasendaweni, ukusiza othisha bathuthukise izifundo ezifinyelela abafundi babo ngezindlela ezisebenzayo nezihehayo. Isinyathelo sokuqala, esiqedwe ngoJulayi, kwaba ukubamba imihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi yothisha abasebenza ngaseJiquilisco Bay, okuyikhaya lezinhlobo ezintathu zofudu (ama-hawksbill, ama-green turtles, nama-olive rilleys). Ichweba liyindawo engamaxhaphozi enkulu kunazo zonke ezweni futhi ingenye yezindawo ezimbili ezinkulu zokuzalela oklebe baseMpumalanga Pacific abasengozini enkulu yokushabalala, okungenzeka ukuthi iyinani lezimfudu zasolwandle ezisongelwa kakhulu emhlabeni.

(Ikhredithi Yesithombe: Brad Nahill/SEEturtles.org)

Ezinsukwini ezintathu, saba nezinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi ezimbili nothisha abangaphezu kuka-25 bezikole zendawo ezingu-15, ezimele abafundi abangaphezu kuka-2,000 XNUMX endaweni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, sibe nentsha eminingana evela e-Asociación Mangle ebambe iqhaza ohlelweni lobuholi, kanye nabalindi ababili abasiza ukuqapha ichweba kanye nommeleli woMnyango Wezemfundo. Lolu hlelo luxhaswe ngokwengxenye yi-National Geographic's Conservation Trust ngaphezu kwabanye abaxhasi.

Othisha, njengabafundi, bafunda kangcono ngokwenza kunokubukela. BHEKA umxhumanisi wezemfundo yoTurtles uCelene Nahill (ukudalulwa okuphelele: ungumkami) uhlele izinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi ukuthi zibe namandla, kube nezifundo ngebhayoloji nokongiwa kwemvelo kuhlanganiswe nemisebenzi kanye nohambo lwasendle. Omunye wemigomo yethu bekuwukushiya othisha nemidlalo elula yokusiza abafundi babo baqonde imvelo yofudu lwasolwandle, okuhlanganisa nalowo obizwa ngokuthi “i-Mi Vecino Tiene,” igeyimu yohlobo lwezihlalo zomculo lapho ababambiqhaza belingisa ukuziphatha kwezilwane ze-ecosystem yomhlume.

Kolunye uhambo, sathatha iqembu lokuqala lothisha saliyisa e-Jiquilisco Bay ukuze babambe iqhaza ohlelweni locwaningo ngezimfudu ezimnyama (uhlobo oluncane lofudu oluluhlaza). Lezi zimfudu zivela kude njengeziQhingi zaseGalapagos ukuze zidle otshanini basolwandle bechweba. Bebona ikhanda liphumela emoyeni, abadobi abasebenza ne-ICAPO ngokushesha bazungeza ufudu lwanetha futhi bagxumela emanzini ukuze bangenise ufudu esikebheni. Lapho seligibele, ithimba labacwaningi lamaka ufudu, laqoqa idatha ehlanganisa ubude nobubanzi balo, futhi lathatha isampula lesikhumba ngaphambi kokulikhulula libuyele emanzini.

Izinombolo eziphansi zokuzalela izidleke ziphakamisa ukuthi lezi zilwane cishe ngeke zikwazi ukuphila ngaphandle kwezinyathelo ezihlelekile zokuvikela amaqanda, ukwandisa ukukhiqizwa kokuchanyuselwa, ukukhiqiza ulwazi lwebhayoloji kanye nokuvikela izindawo zokuhlala ezibalulekile zasolwandle. (Ikhredithi Yesithombe: Brad Nahill/SEEturtles.org)

Nakuba BONA Izimfudu kanye ne-ICAPO iletha abantu abavela emhlabeni wonke ukuze basebenze nalezi zimfudu, akuvamile ukuthi abantu abahlala eduze babone ucwaningo. Sinomuzwa wokuthi indlela engcono kakhulu yokufunda ngalezi zilwane nokwazisa ukubaluleka kwazo ukuzibona eduze, futhi othisha bavuma ngenhliziyo yonke. Siphinde sayisa othisha lapho kuchanyuselwa khona i-ICAPO ukuze bafunde ukuthi abacwaningi bawavikela kanjani amaqanda ofudu aze achanyuselwe.

Okunye okugqamile kule mihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi kube yithuba lokuthi othisha basebenzise amathuluzi amasha nethimba labafundi. Amakilasi ebanga lokuqala nelesibili aphuma esikoleni esiseduze afika endaweni yokusebenzela avivinya eminye yemisebenzi. Iqembu elilodwa lidlale okuhlukile kwe-“Rock, Iphepha, Izikele” lapho izingane ziqhudelana khona ukuze zidlulele kwesinye isigaba somjikelezo wokuphila kofudu ziye kwesilandelayo, kanti elinye iqembu lalidlala igeyimu ethi “Crabs & Hatchlings”.

Ngokocwaningo, isilinganiso solwazi lothisha mayelana nezimfudu siphindeke ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabili ngemva kwezigcawu zokucobelelana ngolwazi, kodwa lezi zifundo ziyisinyathelo sokuqala sohlelo lwesikhathi eside lokusiza amaphrojekthi okongiwa kofudu lwase-El Salvador ukuthuthukisa ikharikhulamu yezemfundo yofudu lwasolwandle kazwelonke. Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezizayo, laba thisha, abaningi ngosizo lwabaholi bentsha be-Asociación Mangle, bazohlela “izinsuku zofudu lwasolwandle” ezikoleni zabo ngezifundo ezintsha esizithuthukisayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amakilasi amadala avela ezikoleni ezimbalwa azobamba iqhaza ezinhlelweni zocwaningo ezenziwa ngezandla.

Esikhathini eside, umgomo wethu uwukukhuthaza abafundi base-El Salvador ukuthi bazizwele izimanga zomfudu wasolwandle emagcekeni abo futhi babambe iqhaza ngenkuthalo ekongiweni kwabo.

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http://www.ecoviva.org/
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http://www.seeturtles.org/1130/illegal-poaching.html
http://www.seeturtles.org/2938/jiquilisco-bay.html