I-Hong Kong izocekela phansi amathani angama-27 wezinyo lendlovu

I-HONG KONG - Kunezindaba ezinhle emlandweni wezindlovu zendlovu. Ngemva kokucekelwa phansi kwezwe laseChina kwamuva nje kwamathani angu-6 amazinyo endlovu angekho emthethweni, iHong Kong isimemezele ukuzibophezela kokucekela phansi amathani ayo angu-27 kwangu-33 amasheya endlovu. Lesi ngesinye sezitoko ezinkulu kakhulu emhlabeni, futhi ukucekelwa phansi kuthumela umyalezo ocacile kubathengi ukuthi izinyo lendlovu ziwumkhiqizo ongathinteki.

Enkulumweni yabezindaba, i-Endangered Species Advisory Committee yaseHong Kong ikuqinisekisile ukuthi ngaphandle kwenani elincane lezinyo lendlovu eligcinelwa 'izinjongo zemfundo' zonke izitoko ezingekho emthethweni ezigcinwe yiHong Kong zizobhujiswa esikhathini esingangonyaka owodwa kuya kwemibili. Ukucekelwa phansi kokuqala kuzokwenzeka engxenyeni yokuqala yalo nyaka.

Ivoti lokucekelwa phansi lalivumelana ngazwi linye futhi ikomiti libheke ukuthi izindleko zokuphepha kanye nomthwalo wabaphathi ohlobene nokuqapha inqwaba yempahla wawumkhulu kakhulu ukuthi ungaqhubeki futhi ukucekelwa phansi yikhona kuphela okukhethwa kukho.

Njengoba iHong Kong iyizwe elikhulu okuyiwa kulo kanjalo nezwe elihambayo isinqumo sayo sinomthelela omkhulu ekulweni nesifo sokuhwebelana ngokungemthetho kwamazinyo endlovu nokubulawa kwezindlovu. Iphinde iphonse ithawula nakwamanye amazwe, ikakhulukazi iTanzania, esebone inani lezindlovu lincipha kule minyaka emihlanu edlule. I-Tanzania nayo ihlezi phezu kwenqwaba yamazinyo endlovu angekho emthethweni.

Emhlabeni jikelele, inani lamazinyo endlovu ashaqwe ngamazwe ahlukene ngo-2013 lalingaphezu kwamathani angu-44, okuthiwa likhulu kakhulu eminyakeni engu-25.

Nakuba lesi kuyisinyathelo esikhulu endleleni efanele, kusekuningi okufanele kwenziwe. UKatarzyna Nowak osebenzelana ne-Evolutionary Anthropology Research Group eDurham University uveza ukuthi ukucekelwa phansi kwe-Hong Kong amathani angu-27 “kumela u-9% nje kuphela wenani lembulunga yonke elilinganiselwe elibanjwe phakathi kuka-1996 no-2011.” Kunethemba manje ukuthi amanye amazwe azolandela iHong Kong, China, Philippines, USA, Ghana neKenya ekucekeleni phansi amasheya awo.

Noma kunjalo, uNowak ujabule ngesinqumo seHong Kong ethi “siwukuhamba ngendlela efanele”. "Ukucekelwa phansi kwamasheya kulungisa isidingo samazinyo endlovu ngendlela yokubamba abashushumbisi bezinyo lendlovu," eqhuba. “Iphakamisa ukuthi inkinga ayikho kubashushumbisi kuphela kodwa bonke labo abafisa le mpahla eshushumbisiwe, nokuthi uhulumeni ngeke akubekezelele. Ukucekela phansi imfuyo obala kunamandla okuguqula isimo sengqondo futhi mhlawumbe usizi lwendlovu lube ngcono. Kufaka isandla emgudwini odingekayo ukuxazulula inkinga yokuzingela ngokungemthetho.”

U-Nowak uphinde aphikise ngokuthi ukucekelwa phansi kwempahla kuzosusa wonke amathuba okuthi noma yimaphi kulawo mathani angama-27 agcine emakethe. Ngamanye amazwi, ngokucekela phansi amazinyo endlovu, izwe liyavuma ukuthi alivumelekile futhi livimbela ukuvuza. Ukugcina amasheya kungase kube nomthelela ekungaqondakalini mayelana nesimo esingokomthetho sezinyo lendlovu. Kungase futhi kunikeze umbono wokuthi amazinyo endlovu angekho emthethweni ayimpahla esemthethweni okungacatshangwa ngayo - impahla okufanele igcinwe. Ukucekelwa phansi, esikhundleni sokugcinwa kwempahla, kugwema impikiswano yokugqugquzela “ukukhulekela izinyo lendlovu,” njengalapho iziphathimandla zaseSri Lanka zicabangela ukudlulisa amazinyo abulewe ayeshushumbiswe eKenya ayiswe ethempelini lamaBuddha ngonyaka odlule.”

U-Phyllis Lee, uMqondisi Wesayensi we-Amboseli Trust for Elephants, ufingqa kafushane imithelela yesinyathelo esihlongozwayo sase-Hong Kong. Uthi ukushiswa okuhlongozwayo kophondo lwendlovu “kuzothumela uphawu olucacile nolubalulekile mayelana nemvelo yesikhashana yale mpahla, mayelana nokuthi isuka kanjani 'egolideni elimhlophe' iye othulini. Kufanele futhi inikeze abathengi uphawu olucacile mayelana nokuthi yini abayisebenzisayo - i-dentine nje, usimende nokufa, hhayi amatshe ayigugu noma igolide langempela. Lapho siqhubeka sibona izenzo ezinjalo zomphakathi neziphakeme, singaba nethemba ngokwengeziwe lokuthi abathengi bomhlaba bazophinda bafune futhi bashiye abazukulu babo ezinye zalezi zilwane ezinhle zizulazula emhlabeni.”