Zingaphezu kuka-700 izimfudu zasolwandle eziluhlaza ezichanyuselwe e-Fitzroy Island futhi zabhukuda zaya enkululekweni e-Great Barrier Reef eTropical North Queensland.
Izazi zezinto eziphilayo zasolwandle i-Fitzroy Island Resort uJen Moloney no-Azri Saparwan babone amaphuphu achanyuselwa angaba ngu-6cm ubude esihlabathini futhi agulukudela oLwandle lwaseCoral ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa.
“Ngangicambalele ogwini lolwandle ngibuka inyanga nomlilo undiza ngase ngiphenduka ngesikhathi esifanele ngabona ingane encane echanyuselwa ilandelwa ukuqhuma kwezinyane lezimvukuzane libhoboza esihlabathini,” kusho uJen.
“Amaphuphu ayejahe kakhulu futhi egijima eyofuna amanzi, njengoba konke azimisele ukukwenza ezinsukwini ezintathu zokuqala zokuphila kwawo kuwukubhukuda asuke ngokushesha emanzini.”
UJen no-Azri bebeqaphe izidleke zomfudu eziyisikhombisa esiqhingini ezalaliswa isikhathi esiyizinyanga ezintathu ufudu oluluhlaza olubizwa ngokuthi uYasi okukholakala ukuthi luneminyaka efinyelela kwengama-70 ubudala.
“Amavolontiya eCairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre abhabhadise ufudu u-Yasi ngo-2011 ngesikhathi izidleke zalo eziyisikhombisa kweziyisishiyagalolunye eFitzroy Island zicekelwa phansi ngesikhathi seCyclone Yasi,” kusho uJen.
“UYasi akazange abuye kwaze kwashaya uNovemba nyakenye ebeka isidleke sokuqala futhi wayebuya njalo ngemva kwamasonto amabili ezobeka esinye, isidleke sokugcina sabekwa ngoJanuwari 29.
“Yize sekuphele iminyaka eyisikhombisa uYasi agcina ukuzakhela isidleke eFitzroy Island, wenze kahle njengoba izimfudu zasolwandle eziningi zibekela isidleke esisodwa kuya kweziyisikhombisa njalo eminyakeni emibili kuya kweyisithupha.
“Ngenxa yokuthi iYasi bekuyiyona yodwa izidleke zofudu eFitzroy Island, izilwane ezizingelayo ezifana nezimbuzi nezinyoni azizange zifike zizofuna amaqanda namaphuphu achanyuselwa okwenza laba bancane babe nesiqalo esihle ekuphileni.
“Ufudu olulodwa kuphela kweziyi-1000 olufinyelela eminyakeni engu-30 ubudala, okuyilapho ufudu lwasolwandle oluluhlaza luqala ukuzala.
“Kule minyaka amadodakazi kaYasi azoqondiswa iGPS ebuyela eFitzroy Island ukuze abeke amaqanda lapho azalelwa khona.
“Lezi zimfudu ezincane zibhekene nenqwaba yezinsongo olwandle okubalwa kuzo ukudliwa ngopulasitiki nokulimala kwezikebhe.
“Siyabubona ubufakazi bakho eCairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre eFitzroy Island lapho amavolontiya ephakela futhi enakekela izimfudu ezilimele.”
Ukuvakasha kusebenza nsuku zonke e-Turtle Rehabilitation Centre ukuze izivakashi ezivakashela esiqhingini zihlangane ne-Jet, ufudu lwasolwandle oluneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ubudala olwahlengwa e-Fitzroy Island ngoJulayi 2017, futhi lufunde mayelana nezinsongo zomfudu ku-Great Barrier Reef.
Izimfudu zingabonakala futhi endle e-Fitzroy Island kanye nabashushumbisi be-snorkeller okungenzeka babone izimfudu zasolwandle eziluhlaza kanye nofudu lwama-hawksbill ngezikhathi ezithile e-Welcome Bay nase-Nudey Beach.
I-Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre e-Fitzroy Island iyinhlangano esebenza ngokuzithandela esebenzayo, engenzi nzuzo ezinikele ekubuyiseleni izimilo zezimfudu ezigulayo nezilimele.
