I-Sri Lanka inokuningi esingakunikeza kulesi sikhala, kodwa "sisanyathela indlela efanayo yenkomo endala" sikhuthaza umnikelo ofanayo.
Abavakashi bosuku lwamanje bafuna ulwazi olunzulu nokuqonda izilwane zasendle. Ngakho-ke, kufanele kube noshintsho endleleni kanye nomlayezo. Kudingeka ukulandisa okuhlukile ngokushesha ukuze kufinyelelwe kule ngxenye ebalulekile.
Ukuvakasha kwezilwane zasendle
Ngokusho kwe-United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), ezokuvakasha kwezilwane zasendle emhlabeni zenza amaphesenti angu-7 emboni yezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke futhi ikhula ngokukhula ngonyaka cishe ngo-3%. Ezokuvakasha kwezilwane zasendle njengamanje ziqashe abantu abayizigidi ezingama-22 emhlabeni wonke ngokuqondile noma ngokungaqondile futhi zifaka isandla esingaphezu kwezigidigidi eziyi-120 ku-GDP yomhlaba. Ngakho-ke kusobala ukuthi yakha ingxenye enkulu yezokuvakasha emhlabeni esikhathini esizayo. Lokhu kungaba kukhulu esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, njengoba abahambi bangemva kobhubhane bafuna ulwazi oluthe xaxa lokucwiliswa ngaphandle nokuhlobene nemvelo phakathi nohambo lwabo.
ESri Lanka, lena futhi ingxenye ekhula ngokushesha, lapho cishe i-50% yazo zonke izivakashi ezivakashela izwe zavakashela okungenani kanye epaki yezilwane zasendle ngo-2018 (unyaka ongcono kakhulu wezokuvakasha eSri Lanka). Lokhu kube ukwenyuka okuphawulekayo kusuka ku-20% ngo-2015.
Ukwengeza, izimali zokungena epaki, imali engenayo ethuthukisiwe evela kubavakashi abahlala emahhotela aseduze, kanye nemali etholwa ngabashayeli be-jeep ye-safari ingenisa imali enkulu kakhulu kuhulumeni, imboni ezimele, kanye namabhizinisi amancane naphakathi (ama-SME).
Ngo-2018, imali etholwayo evela eziqiwini ezi-3 kuphela ezaziwa kakhulu yayiyi-Rs 11 B (USD 72 M) ngamanani okushintshaniswa ngo-2018.
Ngakho-ke akungabazeki ukuthi ukuvakasha kwezilwane zasendle kufanele kube ingxenye ebalulekile yomnikelo wezokuvakasha waseSri Lanka.
Ukumaketha iSri Lanka Wildlife emhlabeni
Naphezu kokubaluleka kwalesi sigaba kwezokuvakasha njengoba kukhonjisiwe kulokhu osekushiwo, abakhangisi bezokuvakasha basaqhubeka nezindlela zabo zakudala zokumaketha ezokuvakasha kwezilwane zasendle. Abaqhubi basanyathela indlela yenkomo abayijwayele, benikeza izivakashi uhambo olujwayelekile lwe-safari mhlawumbe ukuze nje zikwazi ukubona izinhlobo ezimbalwa zezinto eziphilayo endle. Lapho umuntu ongase abe isivakashi eshayela ihhotela noma inkampani yezokuvakasha ukuze abuze mayelana nezindawo eziheha izilwane zasendle eSri Lanka, ngokuvamile izisebenzi ezithengisayo zivele zinikeze uhlelo lohambo bese zisho izilwane ezingabonwa lapho.
Esimeni sanamuhla, okudingekayo izindaba ezimibalabala ngezilwane zasendle eSri Lanka ngokuthinta kobuntu. Izindaba kumele zilukwe ezilwaneni eziningi zasendle ezithandekayo kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho okuseduze kwezilwane zasendle eSri Lanka.
Ngamafuphi, kudingeka ukulandisa okuhluke ngokuphelele ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukunikezwa kwezokuvakasha kwezilwane zasendle.
Eminyakeni edlule, bengilokhu ngethula izindaba eziningi mayelana nezilwane zasendle kanye nezigameko futhi ezimbalwa ezinikezwe ngezansi.
Abantu Abane-Charismatic
I-Rambo the Elephant e-Uda Walawe Wildlife Park
Le ndlovu yesilisa esikhulile ibilokhu igadile inqwaba yereservoir yase-Uda Walawe iminyaka engaphezu kweshumi, ngaphakathi kwesivikelo sothango lukagesi oluvikelayo, iheha abantu abadlulayo. Usephenduke usaziwayo futhi mhlawumbe ungomunye wezindlovu zasendle ezithwetshulwe kakhulu kule ngxenye yomhlaba.
Ngike ngaxhumana nalesi silwane ngesikhathi ngisebenza e-Uda Walawe Park futhi ngabhala kabanzi ngemigilingwane yakhe.
Usesho lwe-Google lwe-"Rambo elephant" lubuyise cishe imiphumela engu-2,750,000 (imizuzwana engu-0.41). Yebo nje "iRambo" iyodwa ngeke isebenze ngoba uSylvester Stallone uzobusa isikhala!
UNatta ingwe 'inkosi' yaseWilpattu
U-Natta uyisibonelo esihle esinempilo esivuthiwe kodwa esingatholakali kalula sengwe yesilisa “eyinkosi” ehlala e-Wilpattu National Park. Ungumdlali ofunwa kakhulu ngamathuba ezithombe, azibophezela ngenjabulo uma esesimweni. Uthola igama lakhe elithi "Natta" okusho ukuthi "umsila" ngesi-Singhalese njengoba umsila wakhe uphukile kancane phezulu, mhlawumbe ngenxa yokulwa nenye ingwe phakathi nezinsuku zayo ezincane ekusunguleni ukubusa kwayo. Ukusesha kwe-google kwe-"Natta Leopard" kuholele emiphumeleni engu-707,000 (imizuzwana engu-0.36).
Sumedha "inkosi" ka-Uda Walawe
Indlovu esikhulile enamazinyo evame ukuvama epaki ngezikhathi ezithile phakathi nezinyanga zikaJuni kuya ku-Okthoba ngokuvamile, iSumedha iphezulu ngokungangabazeki esiqongweni sabaphathi epaki ngemva kokushona kowesilisa wangaphambili owayevelele “uWalawe Raja.” Abanye abesilisa epaki bayamxwaya futhi bamnika indawo ebanzi. Unembobo ehluke kakhulu futhi evelele yebhola lethenisi endlebeni yangakwesokudla kanye nomsila ophukile. Usesho lwe-google lwe-"Sumedha elephant" lunikeze imiphumela engu-376,000 (imizuzwana engu-0.56).
Ngikhiphe "imigilingwane" yabo futhi ngakha izinhlamvu eduze kwabo. Futhi angixolisi “ngokwenza ubuntu” kubo. Yilokho okwenza kuthakazelise kakhulu kubantu.
Nakuba izindaba zingakhelwa eduze kwabalingiswa bezilwane, ukuhlangana kwezilwane zasendle okungajwayelekile kungashicilelwa ngendlela ekhangayo.
Udinga "ukusonta indaba" futhi uyinikeze "usawoti kanye nopelepele" omncane ukuze ukwenze kuthakazelise. Nazi ezinye zezibonelo zami.
Izindaba zezilwane zasendle
U-Rambo uqhubeka "hambahamba"
Eminyakeni ethile edlule, kwaba nokukhathazeka lapho uRambo (engikhulume ngaye ekuqaleni) enyamalala kungazelelwe izinyanga ezimbalwa endaweni ayehlala kuyo evamile echibini lamanzi. Ngemva kokusesha, watholakala enelisekile ehlala nezindlovu zezinsikazi epaki. Wangena kumele, ukubonakaliswa ngezikhathi ezithile ezindlovu zesilisa lapho amazinga azo e-testosterone efika emazingeni aphezulu, okuboniswa ukukhishwa kwe-viscous okujiyile ezindlala zayo zesikhashana, futhi kuholela ezenzweni zobulili eziphakeme. Ngiyishintshile indaba ngokubhala ukuthi “U-Rambo uyanyamalala, utholakale ezohambahamba ngendlela ejabulisayo.”
I-Wild Elephant ivakashela ihhotela
Esinye isigameko kwaba ngenkathi kusabalala i-video yendlovu ethambile “u-Natta Kota” yase-Yala eyangena ehhotela i-Jet Wing Yala ebusuku ngobunye. Wadlula endaweni yokwamukela izivakashi ngomoya ophansi, wabheka ikhawunta, wabe eseqhubeka nendlela yakhe. “Ngiphendule” isihloko esithi “Indlovu yasendle ihlola ihhotela. Ijikisiwe ngenxa yokuntuleka kombhede olingana nenkosi!” Isihloko sami esinesixhumanisi sevidiyo kanye nezithombe ezimbalwa “ezisekhona” zasakazeka ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho.
UVilly Ngwenya
Ngonyaka odlule, ingwenya ehlala e-Jet Wing Vil Uyana yabekela amaqanda amaningi futhi yawaqapha ngokucophelela amaphuphu aze abemakhulu ngokwanele ukuthi angakwazi ukuzibamba wodwa. Isidleke sasiseduze nendawo yokwamukela izivakashi, futhi izivakashi zabahlali zazinombono omuhle ngalesi sigameko. Isazi semvelo e-Jet Wing, u-Chaminda, sibhale ngokucophelela ukuqulwa kwecala. Kwakunemibiko eminingi yezindaba mayelana nalokhu, kodwa ngayibiza ingwenya ngokuthi “Villy” futhi ngethula lendaba ngokuthi “Ukukhulela kwezingane eVil Uyana ngosuku lwesikhumbuzo!” njengoba kwenzeka nge-15 yeminyaka yehhotela.
I-Couch Safari
Lena kwakuyindaba yolunye uhlobo ngesikhathi ubhubhane luvalwa ngo-2020. Imboni yayivalwe ngokuphelele kungekho zivakashi, futhi ukuheheka kweSri Lanka kwase kuncipha ngokushesha emiqondweni yabantu bangaphandle. Umbono waphakanyiswa umkhakha ozimele wokukhangisa uchungechunge lwamavidyo kliphu avela emapaki ezilwane zasendle adumile e-Sri Lanka ku-inthanethi ngesikhathi sangempela. Umbono wawuwukukhombisa ukuhlukahluka kwemvelo kweSri Lanka futhi ukhumbuze izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe ukuthi imvelo nezilwane zasendle zisachuma eSri Lanka phakathi kwalezi zikhathi eziyinselele. Abavakashi bazokwazi ukubuka lawa ma-“Couch Safaris” besezweni lakubo. Kwaba sengathi bahamba nge-safari ngokwabo nakuba babengekho ngokomzimba.
OwayenguSihlalo Wezokuvakasha wase-Sri Lanka wangaleso sikhathi wawuthatha lo mbono futhi wanikeza ubuholi bomsebenzi ukuze kuqhutshekwe nokweqa izithiyo ezimbalwa ezifana nokuthola izimvume zokuhamba kanye nokufinyelela emapaki ezilwane zasendle ayevaliwe. Ngajabula ukuba yingxenye yeqembu elalihlanganisa noDkt. Preethiviraj Fernando, Chitral Jayatilake, kanye noVimukthi Weeratunge.
Ngokusho kweSri Lanka Tourism, uchungechunge lwe-Couch Safari “lube yimpumelelo engakaze ibonwe, lwakha okuvelayo oluyizigidi ezingu-22, ukubukwa kwamavidiyo angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-1.7, nokuchofoza okungaphezu kuka-40,000 okukhanga ukubukelwa phansi nokusakazwa kabanzi yimithombo yezindaba yamazwe ngamazwe.”
Isiphetho
Ngakho-ke yilokhu okumelwe imboni yezokuvakasha yaseSri Lanka ikwenze ngokungaguquki ukuze yandise izilwane zasendle. Kudingeka ukuthi kuhlelwe ukuthi kuzimisele ngokuqhakambisa ezokuvakasha kwezilwane zasendle.
Lokhu kungenziwa kalula ezweni lanamuhla elifakwe idijithali ngokumisa ngokungakahleleki ithimba lentsha enolwazi neqeqeshiwe engasebenza ku-inthanethi njengeqembu ukuze iqoqe futhi ihlanganise yonke imicimbi enjalo. Bangasebenza ngaphansi kwe-Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) kanye/noma i-The Hotels Association (THASL) kanye ne-Tour Operators Association (SLAITO). Khona-ke ezandleni zomlobi omuhle wokuqukethwe, indaba "ingenziwa" futhi isakazwe kunethiwekhi yezokuxhumana.
Nokho, izwi elilodwa lesixwayiso. Yonke le mizamo idinga ukuba sesiteji esivumelana nemvelo. Akumele neze izilwane zasendle ziphazanyiswe noma zikhuthazwe ngokweqile. Lokhu kwenzeke eYala kugxilwe kakhulu kwingwe okuholele ekutheni kube nokugcwala ngokweqile nokuvakashelwa kakhulu. Kufanele kube “nokuhlola nokubhalansisa” ngokucophelela, kube nezilwane zasendle - hhayi ezokuvakasha - eziza kuqala.
