Ukukhuswa ngokungekho mthethweni kwezilwanyana zasendle e-Afrika yenye yezona zimbiso ezinkulu kwizilwanyana ezihlala apho. Ngokwe-African Wildlife Foundation, iindlovu ezingaphezu kwama-35,000 zibulawa minyaka yonke ngabagxeki bafuna ukuvuna iindlovu zabo zendlovu, kwaye ukususela ngo-1960 isibalo sabomnyama abamnyama siye sawa ngama-97.6%. Njengoko le nkcazo ebonisa, ezininzi zezilwanyana zibulawa ukuze izimpondo zithengiswe eChina ukuze zisetyenziswe kumayeza emveli.
Amachiza ayenzi ngokwenene ukunyanga izifo abazibizayo. Le mi sebenzi ifake iindidi zeentlobo ngeengozi enkulu, kwaye sibona ezinye zezi zidalwa zinyamalale kwi-planethi ngexesha lethu lobomi.
Ngaba Iingxoxo zithintela njani?
Kodwa abagcini bezilondolozo abazithathi ezi zinto zisongela phantsi, kwaye ngokwenene basebenzisa iindlela ezininzi zokulwa nabazingeli kunye nokukhusela iilwanyana zasendle ezixabisekileyo zaseAfrika. Ngokomzekelo, inkqubo ye-Air Shepard, exhasiwe yiLindbergh Foundation, isebenzisa iidrones kwiindawo eziphambili zeproloki ebusuku. Inkqubo ibonakaliswe yimpumelelo kangangokuthi ukuzingela konke kuye kwaphela kwindawo apho ii-UAV ziqeshwe khona.
Naliphi na umhambi oye watyelela e-Afrika, waza wabona ubungqina bezilwanyana zasendle apho eyokuqala, uya kukuxelela ukuba izidalwa ziyamangalisa kangakanani. Uninzi luyakuthanda ukukunceda ezo zilwanyana ngandlela-thile kwaye zithathe amanyathelo okuphelisa ukuzingela.
Ingxaki kukuba, amathuba okwenza okuthile malunga naloo mi sebenzi ayenzanga ukuza kunye kwaye abaninzi bethu banokuthatha inxaxheba kuphela kwimibutho eqhelekileyo. Kodwa, kungekudala ndifumene ithuba elimangalisayo elidibanisa ukuhamba ukuya eAfrika kunye nethuba lokwenza into ethile empini ngokuchasene nabazingeli.
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Intlangano ebizwa ngokuthi i-Gyrocopters yaseKenya isebenzisa loo mishini ehamba ngeenqwelo ezindizayo ngendlela efanayo ne-Air Shepard isebenzisa i-drones. Iqela lenza iinqwelo eziqhelekileyo malunga nommandla waseKenya weSizwe waseKenya ukukhangela izilwanyana zasendle kunye nokuzingela abangekho mthethweni kule ndawo. I-gyrocopters iqhutywe ngabaqhubi abaqhubiweyo abanamathuba amava kwinqwelo-moya, kodwa nabo bafuna abaqhubi bee-pilot ukuba bancedise ekusebenziseni kwabo ukulwa nobutyebi. Yilapho wena kunye nami singena khona.
Ngenyanga nganye, iqela leGyrocopters laseKenya livumela umntu omnye ukuba atyelele isikhungo sakhe kwaye ajoyine imizamo yabo yokuphelisa ubundlobongela. Ezi ndwendwendwe ziba ngabaqhubi bezithuthi ezihloniphekileyo ezikhonza njengeendawo ezibonakalayo emoyeni abarekhoda indawo yezilwanyana abazibonayo ngokusebenzisa i-GPS izilungiso. Ezi ndawo zigqityiwe kwiindawo zengingqi zepaki, ngubani na oyaziyo ukuba uza kuzikhusela phi izidalwa kwaye zikhangele abazingeli.
I-Gyrocopters i-Kenya iqela lijikeleza indawo ephakamileyo kunamahektare angama-500,000 e-bushland yaseKenya ede, efuna ukuba benze iindiza ezimbini ngeentsuku, iintsuku ezintandathu ngeveki. Lezo zindiza ziqhelekileyo iiyure ezingama-2-3 ubude, kwaye zenzeke ngo-6: 00-AM nge-4: 00 ukuya ku-6: 00. Amavolontiya azayo ukujoyina inzame aza kufumana inxaxheba kulezi zizaphulo kwaye ancede ukukhusela izilwanyana zasendle kubaxhasi.
Amava okuvolontiya ahamba ngamawaka angama-1890 e-US, aquka zonke iindleko kumhambi eKenya, ukudibana kunye nokubulisa kwi-Airport ye-Mombasa International, ukudluliselwa kuye nakwi-airport, kunye nobusuku obu-7 bahlala endlwini yeendwendwe zaseGyrocopter eKenya. Zonke ukutya kunye neziyobisi ezingekhoyo utywala nazo zibandakanywe, njengokuba zipheka kunye neenkonzo zokugcina indlu. I-airfare yelizwe jikelele iyongeziweyo.
Njengoko kubonisiwe, umntu oyedwa kuphela ngenyanga uyamenywa ukuba aye eKenya aze ajoyine iqela. Oko kuthetha ukuba kukho 12 amathuba okubhabha neqela leGyrocopter unyaka ngamnye. Oku kwenza ukuba kube yithuba elikhethekileyo lokuhamba. Ukuba oku kuvela ngathi into enokuthanda ukuyenza, abaqhubi bee-co-operatives abanokukhuthazwa ukuba baqhagamshelane noKeith Hellyer, osebenza njengoMphathi oyiNtloko kunye noMlawuli weprojekthi. Idilesi yakhe ye-imeyile ngu keithhellyer@hotmail.com.
Uya kuba nako ukunika iinkcukacha ezongezelelweyo malunga neprogram, oko kufakwe kwixabiso, kwaye xa abahambi banokumjoyina eKenya.