Ukufuduka kwaseSerengeti kuyaqala - kuzoba okokugcina?

(eTN) – Imihlambi emikhulu yezinkonkoni iyanyakaza futhi ngemva kwenkathi yokuzala emathafeni anotshani obuphansi phakathi kweSerengeti neNgorongoro. Izinkonkoni ezisencane seziqine ngokwanele ezinyaweni zazo ezine ukuba zilandele onina, njengoba uhambo oludala lokufuna amadlelo luqala futhi. Lokhu kufuduka bekwenzeka ngezikhathi zenala nezikhathi zokuncane ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.

Imihlambi emikhulu isiqala ukuhamba ngobuningi bayo, indawo yokugcina okuyiyo amadlelo anothile eMasai Mara eKenya engumakhelwane, eyingxenye yohlelo olukhulu lwe-Serengeti olunqamula imingcele.

Phakathi kokuphela kukaMashi/ekuqaleni kuka-April nasekupheleni kukaJuni/ekuqaleni kukaJulayi, lapho kulindeleke ukuba ziwele umfula iMara, amakhulu ezinkulungwane zezinkonkoni namadube kufanele agijimise umhlambi wezilwane ezidla ezinye, amabhubesi, ingulule, ingwe, izimpisi, izimpungushe, nezinja ezizingelayo njengoba zifuduka ezindaweni ezinobutha.

Njengoba zihamba amabanga angamakhulu amakhilomitha kule nqubo, zidla ngezikhathi ezithile kuphela njengoba imizwa yazo engokwemvelo iqhuba imihlambi, zigcwalisa izingxenye zeSerengeti ngokuphila, okuthi ingxenye enkulu yonyaka entula lombukwane. Ngokuvamile, zimbalwa izilwane ezibonakala lapho kuqhutshwa izilwane, kuze kube yilapho inkonkoni ibuya emjikelezweni wayo oqhubekayo wokufuna ukudla nokuzala.

Ochwepheshe bezokongiwa kwemvelo babheke ukufuduka kulo nyaka ngomoya ophansi, njengoba uhulumeni waseTanzania umemezele inhloso yabo yokuqhubeka nomgwaqo omkhulu onqamula umzila wokufuduka. Uhulumeni uthe umgwaqo omkhulu “ngowokusebenzela abantu,” kodwa empeleni, umgwaqo omkhulu uzofeza izithakazelo ezinamandla zezimayini. Umsebenzi wezimayini wona uzosongela izindawo ezizalela i-flamingo eLake Natron lapho ikakhulukazi ukumba igolide kuletha izinkinga eziningi zokungcola. Abaningi bathi iTanzania ayikuhlomele ukubhekana nalo msebenzi wezimayini futhi uhulumeni ubeka engcupheni yokungenwa ushevu ezindaweni eziningi ezizungeze izimayini nezindawo zokucubungula.

Amanzi, asewumthombo olinganiselwe kakade, azosetshenziswa emsebenzini wokumba igolide namanye amaminerali ezindaweni ezingaphandle nje kwemingcele yamanje ye-Serengeti, azoncipha nakakhulu. Lokhu kuzothinta abantu, imfuyo kanye nezilwane zasendle.

Uma sekuqhubeka ukwakhiwa komgwaqo omkhulu - nakuba kusekhona ithemba lokuthi abantu abangenakonakala abajutshwe i-Environmental Impact Studies bangase bamise izinhlelo - indlela yokufuduka kwabantu abaningi izophazamiseka ngokungenakulungiseka. Ikusasa lokufuduka emjikelezweni wayo wamanje weNyakatho kuya eNingizimu kuya eNyakatho kuya eNingizimu kungase kube yinto yesikhathi esedlule.

Izilinganiso ezethulwe ucwaningo lwezikhungo ezihlonishwa umhlaba wonke nezidumile ezinolwazi lokuqapha ukufuduka kwe-Serengeti/Masai Mara, zikhuluma ngokuncipha kwemihlambi ibe yingxenye yobukhulu bayo bamanje. Lokhu kungase kubangele umonakalo omkhulu kakhulu endaweni ezungezile lapho “abagunda utshani bemvelo” bengasabudli utshani. Lokhu kuzoholela ezingozini ezinkulu zomlilo futhi kukhishwe umanyolo omningi wemvelo oshiywe imihlambi njengoba iqhubeka.

Izilinganiso zokuthuthukiswa kwethrafikhi emgwaqeni onguthelawayeka ohleliwe, empeleni ezethulwe wuhulumeni uqobo, zibonisa ukwenyuka kwezimoto ngendlela eshaqisayo eminyakeni namashumi eminyaka ezayo, okwenza kucace ukuthi umgwaqo omkhulu uzolungiswa ngokushesha noma kamuva. Uma ekugcineni ibiyelwa ukuze kuvinjwe izilwane ukuba zingaweli futhi zidale izingozi, khona-ke imihlambi emikhulu iyolahlwa ukulahlekelwa izindawo zayo zokudla zaminyaka yonke eMasai Mara. Lokhu kuzoba ingqophamlando yokufa kwabantu abaningi abafudukayo njengoba sikwazi. Njengoba uhambo lwalo nyaka olusuka emathafeni otshani obuphansi ubuyela eMasai Mara luqhubeka, kungase kube ngelokugcina njengoba sesilwazi.

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