I-Surfing Turtle Lodge e-Isla Los Brasiles, e-Nicaragua, isilungele isizini entsha yokuzalela ufudu lwasolwandle, oluqala ngoSepthemba luze luphele ngoFebhuwari. Iphrojekthi yokongiwa kwe-Lodge ihlehlela emuva ngo-2009 futhi ngofudu olukhulu olusha, luzokhulula izimfudu zasolwandle eziningi kunanoma yimuphi unyaka odlule.
Isuka ezithendeni zokukhishwa okwaphula irekhodi langonyaka odlule kwezingane zomfudu zasolwandle ezingaphezu kuka-5,500, i-Surfing Turtle Lodge yakhe indawo entsha yokuchanyuselwa ukuze ikhulule izimfudu ezengeziwe. Njengoba inezidleke ezingaphezu kuka-278 namandla amaqanda angaphezu kuka-27,000 ngomjikelezo ngamunye, iSurfing Turtle Lodge isethelwe ukuvikela nokukhulula inani elingakaze libonwe lezimfudu zasolwandle e-Isla Los Brasiles, eNicaragua. Lapho izingane zomfudu zizalwa, zikhululwa ngosizo lwezivakashi namavolontiya ngesikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokuqinisekisa ukuthi zonke zikhasa ngokuphepha olwandle. Uhlelo lokulondoloza ufudu lwe-Lodge luxhaswa ngokuphelele yiminikelo yezivakashi kanye nenzuzo evela eLodge.
U-Damian Romero, isazi sokuqala sasolwandle esahlala e-Surfing Turtle Lodge uthe, “I-Lodge idlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu endaweni. Selokhu ngafika lapha, ngibonile ukuthi bangaki abazingeli abangekho emthethweni abazulazula emabhishi futhi ukube bekungengenxa ye-Surfing Turtle, umhlaba ngabe ulahlekelwa inani elibi kakhulu lezimfudu zasolwandle.” Ngosizo lwakhe, indawo yokuchanyuselwa izoba nomthelela omkhulu nakakhulu futhi omuhle esiqhingini kanye nenani lomhlaba wonke lofudu lwasolwandle.
Njengephrojekthi yokuqala exhaswa ngasese yokongiwa kofudu endaweni, iSurfing Turtle Lodge ikhiphe amashumi ezinkulungwane zofudu eminyakeni edlule. Nakuba i-Lodge ijabule futhi izigqaja ngeqhaza elidlalile endaweni, isaqhubeka nokuba yisibonelo nokuba sekhaleni lale phrojekthi yokongiwa kwemvelo kanye nezinye izinhlelo ezisimeme zezokuvakasha.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Although the Lodge is happy and proud of the early role it played in the area, it continues to set an example and be in the forefront of this conservation project and other sustainable tourism initiatives.
- With a capacity of more than 278 nests and a potential of more than 27,000 eggs per cycle, Surfing Turtle Lodge is set to protect and release an unprecedented number of sea turtles on Isla Los Brasiles, Nicaragua.
- The Lodge’s conservation project goes back to 2009 and with a large new turtle, it is set to release more baby sea turtles than in any previous year.
