Isatshalaliswa eMpumalanga naseNingizimu Highlands yaseTanzania, i-Eastern Arc Mountains ngezinye, izindawo ezingathuthukisiwe eziheha izivakashi ezinothe ngemvelo.
Izindawo zokulondoloza imvelo eTanzania zihlobisa Izintaba ZaseMpumalanga Arc ngamahlathi amahle, aluhlaza anezimbali eziqhakazayo, izinambuzane, izinyoni, izilwane ezincelisayo ezincane, izilwane ezihuquzelayo, kanye nezindawo eziheha izivakashi ezithanda imvelo.
I-Uluguru Nature Reserve ingenye yezindawo ezikhanga izivakashi ezisathuthukiswa ngenxa yezindawo zayo eziyingqayizivele ezikhangayo, ikakhulukazi izilwane zasezintabeni, izinyoni nezinambuzane ezinemibala ehlukene kodwa ekhangayo.
I-Uluguru Nature Reserve itholakala ochungechungeni lwezintaba zase-Uluguru e-Morogoro, ngokufanayo nezintaba ze-Andes eNingizimu Melika. Izilwane zaseMontane, izinyoni, nezinambuzane kuyizinto eziheha izivakashi ezitholakala eTanzania, kodwa azikathuthukiswa ngokugcwele ukuze zihehe amaholide omhlaba.
Indawo ekhangayo yalesi siqiwi intethe i-Uluguru - Cyphocerastis uluguruensis - ebizwa ngokuthi "December Ninth" ngemva koSuku Lwenkululeko yaseTanzania.
Intethe yanikezwa igama elithi “December Ninth” ngoba inemibala efana neyefulegi laseTanzania. Nokho, akwaziwa ukuthi lolu hlobo lwentethe lwalukhona yini ngaphambi kokuba iTanzania ikhululeke eBrithani ngoDisemba 9, 1961.
Ezinye izakhamuzi zase-Uluguru zikholelwa ukuthi abaklami befulegi lesizwe laseTanzania bakopisha imibala ephuma entetheni, ebonakala endaweni yabo kuphela.
Umlondolozi we-Uluguru Nature Reserve, uCuthbert Mafupa, uthe lesi siqiwi sesiheha izivakashi emhlabeni jikelele ngenxa yezitshalo nezilwane ezihlukile njengamaxoxo andizayo, onwabu abanezimpondo ezintathu nezimpondo lunye, izimbali zaseSt. , kanye “notshani obuntantayo” obusetshenziswa njengamatshe okunyathela emithonjeni yamanzi ahlanzekile egeleza emithambekeni yezintaba.
Uhla lwe-Uluguru luyingxenye yezintaba zaseMpumalanga Arc, uchungechunge lwezintaba ezinamahlathi asendulo asuka eKenya aye eMalawi anqamule eMpumalanga Tanzania, akhuphuke afinyelele ku-2,630 amamitha ngaphezu kolwandle endaweni ephakeme kakhulu.
Izinhlobo eziyingqayizivele zezilwane nezitshalo ziyachuma kulezi ziqhingi ezingazodwa, kuhlanganise nezinhlobo zezitshalo ezingaphezu kuka-500 ezikhona nenqwaba yezilwane.
Izintaba ze-Eastern Arc zikleliswe njengesizinda sezinto eziphilayo emhlabeni wonke yi-WorldWide Fund for Nature.
Njengoba zibhekene nosongo lokucindezela komuntu, Izintaba ZaseMpumalanga Arc zinezinhlobo ezimbalwa ezisele zezinyoni kanye nezinye izilwane ezihlala sengozini yokushabalala.
I-Conservation International iklelisa Izintaba ZaseMpumalanga Arc kanye namahlathi asogwini lwaseMpumalanga Afrika njengezindawo ezingu-24 ezibaluleke kakhulu zezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo emhlabeni jikelele ukuze kutshalwe izitshalo.
Izintaba zase-Eastern Arc zicebile ngezitshalo nezilwane ezitholakala kumakhilomitha-skwele angu-5,000 kuphela amahlathi ahlukene kakhulu futhi angawodwa, ngokuvamile aziwa ngokuthi “iGalapagos of Africa.”
Izilwane zezinyoni, amahlathi emvelo, izimpophoma, nemvelo yemvelo izivakashi ezingenakunqotshwa ezitholakala kalula e-Eastern Arc Mountains, ehlanganisa indawo enkulu esempumalanga yeTanzania. Isimo sezulu sazo esipholile siyingqayizivele.
Ezifundeni eziseningizimu ye-Tanzania, izintaba zase-Eastern Arc zakhiwe i-Uporoto, i-Kipengere ne-Livingstone range, kanye negugu elisha le-Afrika lezokuvakasha ngaphansi kokuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha.
