Amaqembu ezokulondolozwa kwemvelo namuhla afake icala ngokumelene noMnyango Wezokuthutha e-Hawai'i ngokuhluleka ukubhekana nokulimala nokufa kwezinhlobo ezintathu zezinyoni zasolwandle ezisengozini enkulu ngenxa yokukhanya okukhanyayo ezikhumulweni zezindiza eziqhutshwa uhulumeni nasemathekwini aseKaua'i, eMaui, naseLāna'. i.
I-Newell's shearwater iwuhlobo olusongelwa, futhi ama-petrels aseHawaii kanye nama-band-rumped storm petrels e-Hawai'i yizilwane ezisengozini. Ukwehluleka koMnyango Wezokuthutha ukuvikela lezi zinyoni zasolwandle ekusebenzeni okuyingozi ezindaweni zawo kwephula umthetho we-federal Endangered Species Act, ngokusho kwecala elifakwe ngu-Hui Ho'omalu i Ka'Āina, Conservation Council for Hawai'I, kanye neCentre for Biological Diversity. . Amaqembu amelwe inkampani yabameli engenzi nzuzo i-Earthjustice.
Izinyoni zasolwandle zikhangwa amalambu akhanyayo, njengalawo asesikhumulweni sezindiza somnyango nasezikhungweni zechweba. Lezo zikhungo ziphakathi kwemithombo emikhulu ebhalwe phansi esimweni sokulimala nokufa kwezinyoni. Izinyoni zasolwandle ziyadideka futhi zizungeza izibani zize ziwe phansi ngenxa yokukhathala noma zishayeke ezakhiweni eziseduze.
E-Kaua'i, okuyikhaya lama-shearwater amaningi e-Newell asongelwa asele emhlabeni, izibani ezikhanyayo zibe negalelo elikhulu ekwehleni okuyinhlekelele kwamaphesenti angama-94 ku-Newell's shearwater kusukela ngeminyaka yawo-1990s. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, izinombolo ze-petrel zaseHawaii eKaua'i zehle ngamaphesenti angu-78. Izinsalela ezizalanisa izinyoni zasolwandle ezisengozini zibambelele ekusindeni eMaui naseLāna'i.
“Okhokho bethu babethembele ku-'a'o (i-shearwater kaNewell), 'ua'u (i-petrel yaseHawaii) kanye ne-'akē'akē (i-band-rumped storm-petrel) ukuze basize ekutholeni inqwaba yezinhlanzi, ukuze bahambe besuka esiqhingini baye kwesinye, nokwazi ukuthi isimo sezulu sishintsha nini,” kusho umdobi waseKaua'i, uJeff Chandler wakwaHui Ho'omalu i Ka'Āina, osebenzela ukuvikela imithombo yamasiko nemvelo. “Sifake leli cala ngoba sekwanele ukuthi uMnyango wezokuThutha uziba kuleana (isibopho) sokuvikela lezi zilwane ezibalulekile ngokwesiko.”
“Ukufa kabuhlungu kwalezi zinyoni zasolwandle ezisengozini bekungavinjelwa,” kusho uBrian Segee, ummeli eCenter for Biological Diversity. “UMnyango wezokuThutha awukwazi ukuqhubeka nokushaya indiva umthetho we-Endangered Species Act. Umnyango udinga ukwenza kahle ngalezi zinyoni ezimangalisayo futhi uthuthukise izimo phansi ukuze uqede umonakalo wangempela obangelwe yilezi zibani ezikhanya kakhulu phakathi neminyaka edlule.”
Ngo-Okthoba odlule, umnyango wanqamula kungazelelwe izingxoxo nezinhlangano zezilwane zasendle zikahulumeni kanye nezifundazwe mayelana nokubamba kwawo iqhaza ohlelweni lokulondoloza indawo ehlala esiqhingini sonkana ukuze kuncishiswe futhi kuncishiswe ukulimala ezinyonini zasolwandle eziyivelakancane eKaua'i.
“Kudabukisa ngendlela emangalisayo ukwazi ukuthi lezi zinyoni zasolwandle sezisengozini kangakanani,” kusho uMarjorie Ziegler weConservation Council for Hawai'i. “Ziyingxenye ebalulekile yesimiso semvelo seziqhingi zethu namasiko omdabu waseHawaii. Siyethemba ukuthi leli cala lizogcina likhuthaze uhulumeni wethu ukuthi athathe izinyathelo ezifanele zokubavikela.”
Amaqembu afuna ukuphoqa umnyango ukuthi uhambisane nezibopho zawo ngaphansi koMthetho Wezilwane Ezisengozini ukuze unciphise futhi unciphise ukulimala ezinyonini zasolwandle ezisengcupheni ngokuthola ukunikezwa kwezimvume zokuthatha ngengozi imisebenzi yawo kuzo zontathu iziqhingi. Njengoba kudingwa uMthetho, ngomhlaka-15 Juni, izinhlangano zezakhamizi zanikeza isaziso kusenesikhathi senhloso yazo yokumangalela.
"Incwadi yethu yesaziso yenza umnyango wabuyela ezingxoxweni zokubamba iqhaza ohlelweni lokongiwa kwemvelo esiqhingini sonke eKaua'i," kusho uDavid Henkin, ummeli we-Earthjustice omele amaqembu. “Isiqalo esihle leso, kodwa ukukhuluma kukodwa ngeke kwenze lutho ukuhlenga lezi zilwane ezingandile nezibalulekile ekushabalaleni. Sesidlule isikhathi sokuthi umnyango uthathe izinyathelo, hhayi eKaua'i kuphela, kodwa yonke indawo esifundazweni ukuthi ukusebenza kwawo kubulale izinyoni zasolwandle ngokungemthetho.”
