Inani lamagorila asezintabeni e-Afrika liye lazuza ukukhula okuphawulekayo njengenkomba yenzuzo yemizamo yabalondolozi bemvelo yokuwasindisa ekuqothulweni ngokuphelele, kusho i-International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Mountain gorilla, njengoba eyaziwa abantu abaningi kabani umsebenzi wesikole webhayoloji yenziwe kahle, itholakala e-Afrika kuphela futhi isohlwini “Olubomvu” lwezinhlobo zezilwane ezisengozini. Isibalo sabo senyuke sisuka kubantu abangama-680 ngo-2008 saya kubantu abangaphezu kwenkulungwane, okuyisibalo esiphezulu kakhulu esake saqoshwa ezihlotsheni ezingaphansi ze-Eastern Gorilla, kusho i-IUCN embikweni wayo wakamuva.
Indawo okuhlala kuyo ama-gorilla asezintabeni ikhawulelwe ezindaweni ezivikelekile ezithatha cishe amakhilomitha-skwele angu-800 ezindaweni ezimbili ezakhiwe i-Virunga Massif kanye ne-Bwindi-Sarambwe, enqamula eDemocratic Republic of Congo, eRwanda nase-Uganda.
I-gorilla yasezintabeni isabhekene nezinsongo ezinkulu, okuhlanganisa nokuzingelwa ngokungemthetho phakathi kweziyaluyalu zomphakathi eziqhubekayo nezifo.
"Isibuyekezo sanamuhla sohlu Olubomvu lwe-IUCN sibonisa amandla esenzo sokulondoloza," kusho u-Inger Andersen, uMqondisi Jikelele we-IUCN esitatimendeni.
“Le mpumelelo yokongiwa kwemvelo iwubufakazi bokuthi imizamo yokuvelela, yokubambisana yohulumeni, amabhizinisi nezinhlangano zomphakathi ingase ibuyisele emuva igagasi lokulahleka kwezinhlobo zezilwane,” kusho u-Inger.
Uhlu Olubomvu olubuyekeziwe lusekude nokufundwa okuhle, luhlanganisa izinhlobo zezilwane nezitshalo ezingu-96,951, okuyizi-26,840 zazo ezisengozini yokushabalala.
“Yize ukwanda kwenani lama-gorilla asezintabeni kuyizindaba ezimnandi, lezi zilwane zisesengozini futhi kufanele kuqhutshekwe nemizamo yokulondoloza imvelo,” kusho uLiz Williamson, uchwepheshe wezilwane ezifuywayo we-International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
I-IUCN ihlukanisa izinhlobo zezilwane ngokuya ngokuthi zisengozini kangakanani, futhi izinombolo zalezo ezisezingeni eliphezulu ziyehla.
Ama-gorilla ezinganekwane 'esilverback' atholakala ezulazula phakathi kwezintaba-mlilo ezivalwe yihlathi eNtshonalanga Rift Valley lapho kuhlangana khona iRwanda, iCongo ne-Uganda, ahehe izinkulungwane zezivakashi ezizimisele ukukhokha amakhulu amaRandi ukuze ziwabone.
Indawo yabo futhi isekela ezinye izinhlobo zezilwane ezitholakala kwenye indawo, okuhlanganisa nezinkawu zegolide, kodwa zikhawulelwe ezindaweni ezimbili ezivikelekile ze-Virunga Massif, eziqala emazweni amabili ase-Central African equatorial Forest kanye ne-Bwindi National Park yase-Uganda.
Izindawo zokuhlala zama-gorilla asezintabeni zizungezwe amapulazi anabantu abakhulayo abasongela ukungena empilweni yemvelo yama-gorilla. Baphinde babhekane nokusatshiswa ngabazingeli abangekho emthethweni, izibhelu zomphakathi nezifo, okuhlanganisa negciwane le-Ebola.
Usongo olukhulu kubantu bama-gorilla asezintabeni kungaba isifo esisha futhi esithathelwana kakhulu, ngoba lokho kungaba nzima kakhulu ukusilawula.
U-Andrew Seguya ovela ku-Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration uthe ukunyuka kwenani lama-gorilla kusho nesidingo sokwandisa indawo yawo kanye nokuqongelela imali eyengeziwe yokusiza imiphakathi yakuleyo ndawo.
Eduze kwabantu, ama-gorilla asezintabeni ahamba phambili ngokuheha izivakashi eRwanda, adonsa izixuku zezivakashi emhlabeni wonke. I-Gorilla trekking iwuhambo olubiza kakhulu lwezilwane zasendle e-Afrika olunolwazi lwempilo yonke.
