INHLANGANO yezeMvelo KZN Wildlife isanda kwethula isivivinyo sokulwa nokubulawa kobhejane eTembe Elephant Park naseNdumo Game Reserve enyakatho yeKwaZulu-Natal lapho ifake khona izimpondo zobhejane ngoshevu. Icala, elixhaswe yi-Peace Park Foundation, libe yimpumelelo kuze kube manje.
UMnuz Musa Mntambo, oyiMenenja yezokuXhumana kwe-Ezemvelo, uthe: “Kusesekuseni kakhulu ukuthi siqale ukukala noma ukuhlola inqubekela phambili, kodwa abeZemvelo kanye nozakwethu bagculisekile ngokuthi ukufakelwa kobhejane kuhambe kahle, nokuqwashisa umphakathi ngalo msebenzi nakho kuhamba kahle kakhulu. Njengamanje sisiqaphe ngeso lokhozi isimo.”
U-Lorinda A. Hern we-Rhino Rescue Project wengeze ngokuthi ukuqulwa kwecala lenze inhlalakahle yezilwane ize kuqala. Ubike ukuthi zonke izilwane ezelashiwe bezinempilo ephelele, futhi akekho oseke waba yisisulu sokuzingela ngokungemthetho kuze kube yimanje.
Nakuba kungenakubulala, ubuthi obufakwe ophondweni lukabhejane bungaba nomthelela omubi empilweni yomuntu uma budliwe. UHern wachaza: “Njengabo bonke ubuthi, izimpawu zincike esikalini. Uma busetshenziswa ngamanani amancane, lobu buthi bungase bubangele ukuhlanza, ikhanda elibuhlungu nesicanucanu, kanye nezimpawu zokwethuka ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu.”
UMMELI wezeMvelo waseThekwini ubuze ngemithetho nemithetho ethinta ukudlisa ushevu komkhiqizo ongasetshenziselwa ukudliwa ngabantu, kungakhathalekile ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwawo akukho emthethweni. “Nakuba ngingathanda ukubona indlela enonya yokuzingela ngokungemthetho, ukusetshenziswa kukashevu njengendlela yokuvimbela ukuzingela ngokungemthetho kufana nokusetshenziswa kwezikhali zamakhemikhali empini,” ucashunwe emaphephandabeni endawo.
NgokukaHern, kutholwe imibono yezomthetho mayelana nendlela yokusebenza ngaphambi kokuqala kwecala. Uthe: “Yonke imibono esiyitholile igcizelele ukubaluleka kokuhlanganisa ukufakwa kwezimpondo nemikhankaso yokufundisa noma ezinye izindlela eziphusile zokwazisa abasebenzisi bokugcina noma abazingeli abangekho emthethweni ukuthi izimpondo ezifakelwe azisafanele ukudliwa abantu. Kuze kube sekugcineni, sinikeza izindawo [lapho obhejane abalashwe khona] ngezimpawu eziyisixwayiso ezingamakhulu ambalwa okufanele sizibeke ezindaweni zokungena nokuphuma kanye nasezintangweni eziwumngcele. Izimpawu zixhumana ngezilimi ezinhlanu, kuhlanganise nesiMandarin ukuthi izimpondo zinobuthi futhi azikufanelekeli ukudliwa abantu.”
UHern noma uMntambo ababoni ukusetshenziswa kukaphoyizeni njengesixazululo sesikhathi eside. UMntambo uthe: “I-Ezemvelo yenza lokhu kufakwa kwezinhlelo ngokuqonda ukuthi zonke ezinye izinhlelo zomthetho, ukuqwashisa nokufundisa zizoqhubeka njengoba mancane amathuba okuthi kube nesixazululo esisodwa kule nkinga enzima kangaka.”
UHern wengeze wathi: “Sibona ukwehla kwezimpondo kunoma yiluphi uhlobo njengesinyathelo sesikhashana sokuthenga isikhathi sezilwane zethu kuyilapho kufunwa isu lesikhathi eside elizinzile. Akusona isixazululo esihlala njalo, njengoba sikhula nophondo lwesilwane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.” Uphinde achaze isihibe ngalolu hlobo lwenqubo ukuthi kuhlale kunezingozi lapho isilwane kufanele singakwazi ukuhamba nganoma yisiphi isizathu.
Ukuvuselelwa Kwezokuvakasha eNingizimu Afrika (tourismupdate.co.za)
