Umthandi wezilwanyana zasendle uSrilal Miththapala uhlawula imbeko kuTilak, oyindumasi kunye neyona tusker iphezulu yeYala National Park, obhubhe izolo.

Emva kwemini umnxeba weendlovu ezimbalwa bezithanda ukungxola njengeendaba ezibuhlungu zokufa ngesiquphe kukaTilak, itusker ephezulu yaseYala ehluziweyo.

Iingxelo zokuqala zabonisa ukuba indlovu iye yanikezela ekonzakaleni ekulweni nenye itusker.

Ngokungafaniyo "nomhlobo" wakhe oselula owayesaziwa ngaphambili kunye noGemunu, uTilak akazange aqaqambe. Ngapha koko, iTilak yayiyeyona nto ichasene neGemunu.

Isimo esithandekayo sikaTilak kunye nokuhlala kuvumele amawaka eendwendwe elona thuba lihle lokujonga enye yezona tuskers zinkulu eSri Lanka, kwiindawo ezikufutshane, kwaye imifanekiso yakhe mininzi, njengoko kubonakala kwizithuba ezininzi kuFacebook emva kokubhubha kwakhe. Akukho siganeko sikwirekhodi yayo nayiphi na indibano enobutshaba nesi silwanyana sithambileyo, kulwazi lwam

UTilak kwakungathi ubekade ekuYala “ngonaphakade,” njengoko uninzi lwethu lusikhumbula njalo esiYala. Kumele ukuba wayeneminyaka engama-55 ubudala kwaye mhlawumbi wayeyena mdala kunye nomdala kunabo bonke epakini. Amabamba akhe amakhulu ayegobile ngaphakathi, ekunene kancinci ngaphezulu kunasekhohlo. Ngokuhamba kweminyaka, iTilak ibisoloko ibonwa kwindawo ekungenwa kuyo epakini, kufutshane nendlela enkulu, mhlawumbi kuba yayinokhuphiswano oluncinci kwezinye iindlovu ezikule ndawo kunaphakathi epakini.

Umbono wokugqibela wombhali weTilak, malunga nonyaka ophelileyo, ngaphandle komnyango wepaki ecaleni kwendlela enkulu. Ifoto © Srilal Miththapala

Ngenxa yobulali bendlovu, uninzi lwethu oludibanisanayo kwaye lufunde iindlovu zasendle zinomdla kwesi siganeko.

Okokuqala, kunqabile ukuba iindlovu ezindala zibe neenguqu ezinzima, zinikwe inqanaba eliphezulu lobukrelekrele kunye nobomi bentlalo obuphucukileyo. Okwesibini, xa kunikwa imbeko yesiqhelo kubukhosi kwindlovu yasendle, kunqabile ukuba enye indlovu "encinci" ithathe itusker enkulu njengoTilak. Okwesithathu, kufanele ukuba yayilihlaselo elikhohlakeleyo nelikhawulezayo kwisilwanyana esikhulu kangaka ukuba sikhawuleze sikhawuleze sonzakale.

Wayebonwa ziindwendwe ezazingena epakini ngenjikalanga yanamhlanje (nge-14 kaJuni ngo-2017), kwaye yafunyanwa iswelekile xa babephuma epakini nge-6: 30 ngokuhlwa.

Ngokufanelekileyo umfanekiso wokugqibela othathwe ngoTilak malunga ne-3 emva kwemini ngoJuni 14, 2017, kwimizuzu embalwa ngaphambi kwesehlo. / Ifoto ngoncedo lweGayan yaseCinnamon Wild

Iingxelo zibonisa ukuba umhlaseli inokuba yindlovu engaziwayo, ethe-ethe, ethe yabonwa ngamanye amaxesha kwindawo engaphandle kwepaki ehlala iTilak. Ndixelelwe, zazimalunga namathathu amanxeba anzulu (amanqaku ogcino olunye abonisa ukuba ingangumbungu omnye obangele umonakalo, ngokungafaniyo nemingxunya yokuphinda kabini yokugqobhoza kwamabamba amawele), enye okanye ezingaphezulu ezinokuthi zibonakalise ukuba ziyabulala.

Elinye lamanxeba okuhlatywa okunzulu. / Ifoto ngoncedo lweGayan yaseCinnamon Wild

Emva kwesidumbu, njengoko kulisiko ukusweleka kwetusker kwindawo ekude, abasemagunyeni bezilwanyana zasendle bayisika intloko yendlovu bayisa kwiofisi ephambili ukuze ingcwatyelwe kwindawo ekhuselekileyo. Ukuba oku bekungenakwenziwa, abantu abanganyanisekanga bebeyokumba amathambo baze babambe amabamba axabisekileyo ahlukileyo eTilak. Ndiyakholelwa ukuba wonke umzimba kaTilak uzongcwatyelwa apho kwafela khona indlovu.

Ukufa kwesidumbu kuyaqhubeka. / Ifoto ngoncedo lukaRoshan Jayamaha

Ngokwesiqhelo emva kweenyanga ezi-6-8, ingcwaba liyakombiwa kwaye amathambo anokufunyanwa kwakhona, apho onke amathambo esilwanyana anokuphinda akhe khona.

Sele kukho iminxeba evela kwabaninzi yokuba kufuneka kwenziwe uhlobo oluthile lwesikhumbuzo kwinkumbulo yeTilak emnyango wepaki. Ndingacinga endaweni yokunyusa amathambo angaziwayo, abasemagunyeni kufuneka bazame ukwenza umfuziselo omkhulu wobomi wale ndlovu intle ukuba iboniswe emnyango wepaki ukumkhumbula.

Mhlawumbi ngekhe kube lixesha lokujonga ngokungxamisekileyo iindlela zokuzama ukuba noncedo olufanelekileyo lwe-taxidermist ukugcina intsalela ngendlela efanelekileyo yokubonisa kwikamva.

Ke, i "Gentle Giant yase Yala" ayisekho. Ipaki iya kuba lilolo ngaphandle kwakhe, kwaye iindwendwe ezizayo kule paki ngokungathandabuzekiyo ziya kuliphosa ithuba lokubona le ndlovu intle kangaka, kodwa iindlela zendalo ngamanye amaxesha zikhohlakele kwaye zikhohlakele. Ubomi basendle buqhubeka kumjikelo wabo ongapheliyo.

Ubuncinci sinokuthi sithuthuzelwe kukuba uTilak waphila ebudaleni obudala (iindlovu zasendle zihlala iminyaka emalunga nama-60), kwaye wadibana nokufa kwakhe ngaphambi kwexesha ezandleni zolunye uhlobo, hayi kwimbumbulu yabazingeli.

Lala ngoxolo mhlobo wethu othandekayo, kwaye enkosi ngamaxesha amnandi osinike wona. Wanga umhlaba wekhaya lakho Yala ungahlala kancinci kuwe.

Umbhali, uSrilal Miththapala, wandise umbulelo wakhe kuGqirha Sumith Pilapitiya, Gayan, Isazi seNdalo esiPhezulu eCinnamon Wild; U-Chamara, oyiNzululwazi yezeNdalo kwiJet Wing Yala; kunye noRoshan Jayamaha ngokubonelela ngohlaziyo lolwazi oluvela kwisiza kunye nemifanekiso.

UMFANEKISO: UTilak wanikezela kumonzakalo wakhe ngoJulayi 14, 2017.

INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:

Emva kokuxilongwa kwesidumbu, njengesiqhelo xa kufe intshontsho kwindawo esemagqagaleni, abasemagunyeni kwezilwanyana zasendle bayinqumla intloko yendlovu baza bayisa kwiofisi enkulu ukuze ingcwatyelwe kwindawo ekhuselekileyo.
Bendiya kucinga endaweni yokuxhoma amathambo angabonakaliyo, abasemagunyeni kufuneka bazame ukwenza kwakhona imodeli enkulu yobomi yale ndlovu imangalisayo ukuze iboniswe kumnyango wepaki ukukhumbula yena.
Umoya onobubele we-Tilak kunye ne-sedate wavumela amawaka eendwendwe ithuba elimangalisayo lokubukela enye yezona zikhulu zinkulu eSri Lanka, kwiindawo ezikufutshane, kunye nemifanekiso yakhe mininzi, njengoko kubonakala kwizithuba ezininzi kwi-Facebook emva kokufa kwakhe.