I-Happy Elephant Care Valley, e-Chiang Mai, eThailand sele iza kuqalisa isivumelwano esibalulekileyo sotshintsho ukuze ibe yindawo elungele iindlovu ngokwenene. Eli nyathelo liya kuphelisa lonke unxibelelwano phakathi kwabakhenkethi kunye nezilwanyana enkampini, ukuhlangabezana nemfuno ekhulayo yamava anoxanduva.
Ukuguqulwa kwendawo kuphayona ngothando lwentlalontle yezilwanyana kwi-World Animal Protection njengenxalenye yokubambisana kweenkokheli kwishishini lokuhamba, kuquka i-TUI Group, i-Travel Corporation, i-Intrepid Group, i-G Adventures, i-EXO Travel, i-Thomas Cook Group, kunye nabanye.
Iindlovu kwiindawo ezininzi kulo lonke elaseThailand zisanikezela ngemikhwelo eyisiphumo seendlovu ezibandezeleke kwinkqubo yoqeqesho ekhohlakeleyo. Uphononongo lwehlabathi lwe-KANTAR luka-2017 lubonise ukuba inani labantu abafumana ukukhwela iindlovu kwamkelekile lehle nge-9% (ukusuka kwi-53% ukuya kwi-44%) kwiminyaka emithathu nje. Uphando lukwabonise ukuba abakhenkethi abasibhozo kwabalishumi (80%) bangathanda ukubona iindlovu kwindawo yazo yendalo, nto leyo ebonisa ukuba ukhenketho olulungele iindlovu luyakhula.
Izilwanyana zaseHappy Elephant Care Valley ngaphambili bezisuka kwiifama kunye neenkampu zokukhwela, kwaye kude kube mva nje bekunokwenzeka unxibelelwano olusondeleyo phakathi kwabakhenkethi kunye neendlovu, nabakhenkethi bekwazi ukukhwela, ukuhlamba kunye nokuzityisa kwindawo. Oku kuye kwayeka xa umfelandawonye woshishino lwezohambo wanikezela ngetyala leshishini elibonisa ukunyuka kokhenketho olulungele iindlovu. Utshintsho luya kuzibona izilwanyana zikhululekile ukuba ziziphathe ngendlela ebeziya kuziphatha ngayo endle; ukhululekile ukuzulazula kwintlambo, ukuhlamba eludakeni, uthuli, amanzi okanye idlelo; njengoko abakhenkethi bebona ummangaliso, bemi kumgama okhuselekileyo.
USteve McIvor, iCEO kuKhuseleko lweZilwanyana lweHlabathi, uthe:
“Ngenkxaso yeenkampani ezihamba phambili zehlabathi, esi sivumelwano sisiganeko esibalulekileyo soKhuseleko lweZilwanyana lweHlabathi. Iza kubonisa ukuba iindawo zentlalo-ntle yeendlovu zinokuthengiseka kubanini beenkampu zeendlovu – ibakhuthaza ukuba baxabise kwaye bakhathalele izilwanyana zabo.”
“I-Happy Elephant Care Valley luphuhliso lwezilwanyana kunye nabakhenkethi. Iya kuba ngumzekelo wokwenyani womtsalane apho abakhenkethi banokubona izilwanyana ziziphatha ngokwendalo nangokukhululekileyo njengenxalenye yomhlambi. Iya kubonisa ukuba amava anobuhlobo kwiindlovu ayenzeka, ngaphandle kokunyanzelisa intsebenziswano ekhohlakeleyo nabantu. "
