IBotswana iphakamisa ukuthi kuvinjelwe ukuzingela nokuhweba njengoba inani lezindlovu lehla

Imiphumela yocwaningo lwakamuva lwenani lezindlovu eBotswana lilinganisela inani labantu bakuleliya lizwe ngezindlovu eziyi-126,000, ukwehla okuthe xaxa kusuka kwabangu-131,600 2014 ababikwe ngonyaka wezi-XNUMX. Umbiko ukhombisa ubufakazi obuphindaphindwayo bokwenyuka okukhulu kokubulawa kwezindlovu ezindaweni ezine ezidla lubi eNyakatho yeBotswana, ezaqala isiphepho sabezindaba ngonyaka odlule.

Lo mbiko we-Elephants without Borders (EWB) uza ngemuva kokuthi ikomidi elincane leKhabinethi lethule umbiko walo wokuzingela kuMongameli Masisi ngoLwesine lwesonto eledlule, okuphakamisa hhayi kuphela ukususwa kokuvinjelwa kokuzingela, kepha nokwethulwa kokuvinjelwa kwezindlovu njalo kanye nenyama yezindlovu ehambisanayo. imboni emathinini yokudla kwesilwane sasekhaya, kanye nokuvala imizila ethile yokufuduka kwezilwane zasendle.

Phambilini uhulumeni waseBotswana ufake isicelo ku-CITES ukulungiselela umhlangano we-CoP18 ngoMeyi kulo nyaka, ecela ukuthi kuchitshiyelwe ukufakwa ohlwini lwe-CITES lwendlovu yase-savannah yase-Afrika ukuze kuvunyelwe ukuhweba ngezindebe zokuzingela, izilwane eziphilayo nezitoko ezibhalisiwe (eziphethwe nguhulumeni) amazinyo endlovu.

Ngokombiko weSimo Sezindlovu Sase-Afrika (2016), Izindlovu zaseBotswana lehle ngo-15% eminyakeni eyishumi eyedlule. Lo mbiko ukhombisa ngokusobala ukuthi inani lezindlovu laseBotswana alikhuphuki, njengoba kuvame ukuphakanyiswa emihubheni yezepolitiki nokuzingela. Yize isibalo sabantu sisese sikhulu kunazo zonke e-Afrika eseNingizimu, empeleni singu-10, 100 esingaphansi kuka-000 kaningi kucashunwe osopolitiki kanye nabezindaba eBotswana. Emizameni yokuthethelela ukusikwa nokuzingelwa.

Inani lezindlovu le-EWB le-126,000 lisuselwa ocwaningweni lwasemoyeni lwesifunda, oluhlanganisa indawo enkulu kunanoma isiphi isifundo sangaphambilini esenziwe yi-EWB. Ithimba elihlangene le-EWB ne-DWNP landiza isikhathi esiyizinsuku ezingama-62, liqopha ngaphezu kwama-32,000 km we-transects futhi limboze ngaphezu kwe-100,000 km² owaseBotswana, kubandakanya iChobe, iMakgadikgadi neNxai Pan National Parks kanye nezindawo ezizungezile zokuphathwa kwezilwane zasendle, i-Okavango Delta neMoremi Game Reserve, nezindawo ezeluselwa eNgamiland, eChobe nasezifundeni ezimaphakathi. 

Izindawo ezine ezinezindlovu zokubulawa kwabantu abazingela izindlovu zivezwe eNyakatho yeBotswana

Kusukela ocwaningweni lokugcina ngo-2014, ithimba labacwaningi be-EWB lithole ukwanda okukhulu kwenani lezidumbu zezindlovu ezintsha nezisanda kwenziwa, okungukuthi izindlovu ezafa ngonyaka odlule wezimbangela zombili kanye nokuzingelwa ngokungemthetho.

Ithimba le-EWB likuqinisekisile ukuthi ezithombeni zezindlovu eziyi-128 ezingaphansi konyaka owodwa, ezingama-72 ziqinisekiswe phansi noma ngokuhlolwa kwasemoyeni njengababulawa abazingeli abangekho emthethweni kanye nabangu-22 abengeziwe abavela ezithombeni zocwaningo njengezisulu zokuzingelwa ngokungemthetho. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izidumbu ezingama-79 ezindala kunonyaka owodwa zihlolwe endaweni eyodwa ethize, lapho ezingama-63 zazo kwaqinisekiswa ukuthi zizingelisiwe. Isilinganiso seminyaka yonke yesidumbu sikhuphukile sisuka ku-6.8% saya ku-8.1% phakathi konyaka we-2014 nowe-2018, ngokuvamile samukelwa njengokukhombisa inani lezindlovu ezingahle zehle.

Indlovu ihlala yonke ikhombisa ubufakazi obucacile bokuzingelwa ngokungemthetho ngendlela efanayo. Abazingeli abangekho emthethweni badubula lezi zilwane ngezibhamu ezisezingeni eliphakeme lapho beza ukuzophuza emapanini akude esizini. Uma indlovu ingafi ngokushesha, omunye wabazingeli abangekho emthethweni uyayithulisa ngokulimaza umgogodla ngembazo. Izimpondo zazo zigencwa kude, zilimaza kabi ugebhezi, isiqu sivame ukususwa ebusweni, bese isidumbu simbozwa ngamagatsha asikiwe ngomzamo wokufihla isilwane esifile.

Abazingeli abangekho emthethweni babonakala besebenza endaweni ethile, bekhomba izinkunzi ngezimpondo ezinkulu, ngaphambi kokudlulela endaweni elandelayo. Abajahile ngokusobala, njengoba ikamu labazingeli elizingelayo liphinde latholakala eduze kwelinye lamaqoqo ezidumbu.

Ithimba lokuqinisekisa umhlaba lisungule ukuthi iningi lezindlovu ezizingeliwe empeleni ziyizinkunzi ezineminyaka yobudala engama-35-45 ubudala. Lokhu kuphinde kuhambisane nobufakazi embikweni wokuthi isibalo sezinkunzi sehlile sisuka kubantu abangama-21,600 ngo-2014 saya ku-19,400 ngo-2018.

Ukuzingelwa ngokungemthetho kuvela ikakhulu ezindaweni ezine ezidla lubi eNyakatho neBotswana - indawo ephakathi kwePan Handle neCaprivi Strip, endaweni ezungeze iSavuti yaseChobe kubalwa iKhwai neLinyanti, ngaseMaun, nasendaweni ephakathi kweChobe neNxai Pan.

Iphaneli lososayensi bezindlovu abayisishiyagalolunye abazimele babuyekeze umbiko we-EWB bathola ukuthi isayensi iqine. Ilungu elilodwa lathi, "lo ngumbiko ophelele futhi obhalwe ngokucophelela okhombisa ubulukhuni obuphakeme kakhulu".

Yize kunjalo, uhulumeni waseBotswana usazama ukufaka ukungabaza ngezinto ezahlukahlukene ezichazwe kulo mbiko, njengengxenye yomkhankaso wezepolitiki odidayo. I-EWB iziphikisa ngokuqinile izimangalo zikahulumeni futhi uthi bakuthola kuyadabukisa ukuthi uhulumeni akabathintanga ngqo ukuxoxa ngalo mbiko.

Ngaphezu kokushona kwezindlovu okuningi, obhejane abangu-13 babulawa abazingeli abangekho emthethweni ezinyangeni eziyishumi nanye kuphela eBotswana, abathathu babo base-Okavango Delta. Ukwanda kokuzingelwa kwezilwane zasendle kuyethusa, kodwa ngokudabukisayo akuhlukile eBotswana.

UDkt Iain Douglas-Hamilton, oyilungu lesigungu sokubukeza, uthi "ngokubona kwami ​​[isibalo se-EWB] esikhombisa ukuthi ukuzingelwa kwezindlovu kunyuke kwaba sezingeni eliphakeme kunalokho obekucatshangwa ngaphambili, kuphakamisa ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi ezinye izibhebhe kungenzeka".

Elinye ilungu liyanezela, “kuphephile ukusho ukuthi, uma umkhuba wokuzingela ngokungemthetho uqhubeka, kungaba nokuncipha okukhulu kwezindlovu. Abezombusazwe abakaze bathande ukubona ukusakazwa okungekuhle nokho lokhu kufanele kube yisixwayiso, futhi kuthathwe izinyathelo zokuvimbela ”.