I-Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) isiqalile ukuthutha ama-200 e-Uganda Kobs esuka e-Murchison Falls Conservation Area aya e-Kidepo Valley Conservation Area.
Abesilisa abangu-30 nabesifazane abangu-170 bazothuthwa besuka eKabwoya Wildlife Reserve eMurchison Falls Conservation Area futhi bakhululwe IKidepo Valley National Park.
Lokhu kuthuthwa kwesibili kwe-Kobs iyiswa e-Kidepo Valley National Park eminyakeni eyisithupha, kulandela ukuhanjiswa kwe-110 Kobs epaki.
Ngo-2017 i-UWA yenza umsebenzi ofanayo ukuze kuhlukaniseke izinhlobo zezilwane zasendle e-Kidepo Valley National Park eyaphindwa e-Katonga Wildlife Reserve, eLake Mburo National Park kanye nasePian Upe Game Reserve ukuze kufakwe izinhlobo zezindlulamithi ezibabazekayo.
Inani labantu base-Kob kuleli paki selokhu lenyuka lisuka kubantu abangu-4 ngo-2017 futhi lilinganiselwa phakathi kwama-350-400 kulandela ukuthutha ngo-2017 kanye nokuzalanisa okuphumelelayo kwemvelo kule minyaka emihlanu edlule.
Umsebenzi walo nyaka wokuthutha uzobona inani labantu base-Kob epaki likhuphuka lifinyelele kubantu abangamakhulu ayisithupha.
Umqondisi Omkhulu we I-Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) USam Mwandha uthe ukudluliselwa kuzobona isibalo sabantu base-Kob sikhula futhi sanda ngokushesha epaki okuzoqinisekisa ukuthi baphila isikhathi eside.
“Inani labantu bamanje base-Kobs eKidepo Valley National Park akuyona into esiyifunayo, ngakho-ke kufanele sikuqinise ngokuyisa ama-Kobs amaningi lapho. Ukuba noKobs emapaki ahlukene kuzoba neqhaza elikhulu ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi baphila isikhathi eside,” usho kanje.
Umsebenzi wokuthutha uhlatshwe umkhosi nguMqondisi we-UWA Wokongiwa kweMvelo u-John Makombo e-Kabwoya Wildlife Reserve. Uthe lokhu kudluliselwa kubhekana nenye yezinhloso ezibalulekile ze-UWA zezinhlobo zezilwane, ukubuyiselwa kwenani labantu ezindaweni lapho bezisuka khona ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukusinda kwazo ikakhulukazi uma kubhekwa izinguquko ezikhona manje zokusetshenziswa komhlaba kanye nokunye ukuthuthuka kwezinhlanga ezikhona manje.
“Lo msebenzi ubalulekile ekugcwalisekeni kwegunya le-UWA lokuvikela kanye nokulondoloza izinsiza zezilwane zasendle zase-Uganda, sandisa uhla lwezilwane sikhumbula izinguquko zokusetshenziswa komhlaba ezweni”, esho.
Ukuthutha kuhloselwe ukuphoqelela kabusha inani labantu base-Kob e-Kidepo Valley National Park ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukuzalanisa, ukuhlukahluka kofuzo kanye nokulinganisela kwe-ecosystem. Izophinde futhi ihlangabezane nenjongo yamasu ye-UWA yokubuyisela izinhlobo zezilwane ezindaweni ezihlala kuzo ngaphambili, kuthuthukise ukuhlukahluka kwemvelo kanye nokulinganisela kwesimiso sezinto eziphilayo kanye nokusetshenziswa kanye nokwenza ngcono ezokuvakasha esiqiwini.
Ibaluleke kakhulu i-Uganda Kob ezweni kangangokuthi, kanye no-crane onomqhele ompunga, iyahlobisa Uganda'Isifanekiselo Sikazwelonke, 'Ijazi Lezikhali' elimele ukuhlukahluka kwezilwane zasendle ekubeni khona kwazo kuzo zonke izimpawu zikahulumeni kubandakanya nefulegi lezwe.
I-Uganda Kob ibukeka ifana ne-impala kodwa yakhiwe ngokuqina. Abesilisa kuphela abanezimpondo, ezimise okwe-lyre, eziqinile futhi ezihlukene. Amaduna makhudlwana kunezinsikazi, angama-90 kuya ku-100 cm ehlombe, anesisindo esingama-94 kg. kuyilapho abesifazane bengama-82 kuya ku-92 cm ehlombe futhi ngokwesilinganiso banesisindo esingama-63 kg. Ibala lomphimbo omhlophe, umlomo, indandatho yeso kanye nendlebe yangaphakathi kanye nombala wejazi/isikhumba osagolide ukuya kokubomvu kuya kokubomvu kuyakunsundu kuyayihlukanisa kwezinye izinhlobo ze-Kob.
Ama-Kobs ngokuvamile atholakala endaweni evulekile noma enamahlathi endaweni ebangeni elikahle ukusuka emanzini nasezindaweni ezinotshani eduze nemifula namachibi. Cishe u-98% wabantu bamanje batholakala eziqiwini zikazwelonke nakwezinye izindawo ezivikelekile.
I-Uganda Kobs iyizilwane ezidla utshani futhi idla kakhulu utshani nomhlanga. Ezinsikazi nezinsizwa ezincane zakha amaqembu axegayo anobukhulu obuhlukahlukene, ahlukahluka ngokuya ngokutholakala kokudla, avame ukuhamba ngasemifuleni yamanzi futhi aklabe phansi ezigodini. Bangakwazi ukuhamba amakhilomitha angu-150 kuya kwangu-200 beyofuna amanzi ngenkathi eyomile. Abesifazane bavuthwa ngokocansi ngonyaka wabo wesibili kuyilapho abesilisa bengaqali ukuzala baze bakhule. Ukuzala kwenzeka ekupheleni kwenkathi yemvula; ithole elilodwa lizalwa ezinyangeni zikaNovemba noma ngoDisemba, ngemva kwesikhathi sokumitha esingaba yizinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “Lo msebenzi ubalulekile ekugcwalisekeni kwegunya le-UWA lokuvikela kanye nokulondoloza izinsiza zezilwane zasendle zase-Uganda, sandisa uhla lwezilwane sikhumbula izinguquko zokusetshenziswa komhlaba ezweni”, esho.
- Ngo-2017 i-UWA yenza umsebenzi ofanayo ukuze kuhlukaniseke izinhlobo zezilwane zasendle e-Kidepo Valley National Park eyaphindwa e-Katonga Wildlife Reserve, eLake Mburo National Park kanye nasePian Upe Game Reserve ukuze kufakwe izinhlobo zezindlulamithi ezibabazekayo.
- Uthe lokhu kudluliselwa kubhekana nenye yezinhloso ezibalulekile ze-UWA zezinhlobo zezilwane, ukubuyiselwa kwenani labantu ezindaweni lapho bezisuka khona ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukusinda kwazo ikakhulukazi uma kubhekwa izinguquko ezikhona manje zokusetshenziswa komhlaba kanye nokunye ukuthuthuka kwezinhlanga ezikhona manje.
