UKhuseleko lweZilwanyana lweHlabathi ludibene ne-Elephant Haven ukunceda ngenkxaso-mali kwindawo yokuqala yeendlovu e-France elungiselelwe iindlovu ezazisakuba ziindlovu zesekisi.
Intsebenziswano phakathi kwale mibutho mibini yesisa yeza emva kokuphenjelelwa ngempumelelo nguKhuseleko lweZilwanyana lweHlabathi kwiPalamente yaseDenmark, esandula ukubhengeza ukuzinikela kwayo ekuthinteleni ukusetyenziswa kwezilwanyana zasendle kwiisekisi. Lo mbutho uhlanganise abalandeli baseDanish abangaphezu kwama-50,000 bememelela urhulumente ukuba athathe amanyathelo okuphelisa inkohlakalo eyenziwa kwiindlovu ezisetyenziselwa ukuzonwabisa kwiisekisi.
Lo msinga uyaguquka ngoku njengoko amanye amazwe ali-14 aseYurophu esandul’ ukuphumeza uthintelo olufanayo, uninzi lwalo oluqalisa ukusebenza kulo nyaka. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, ibingekho indawo ekhuselekileyo abanokuthi bathathe umhlala-phantsi kuyo. Zingaphezu kwe-100 iindlovu ezisanyanzeliswa ukuba zonwabise kwiisekisi kulo lonke elaseYurophu.
Indawo engcwele iya kuba likhaya lomhlalaphantsi leendlovu ezibandezeleke kwiisekisi, kwaye ishedi yayo yokuqala iya kugqitywa ekupheleni kwehlobo. UKhuseleko lweZilwanyana lweHlabathi lukhuthaza naziphi na iindlovu ukuba zikhulule izilwanyana ezihlukumezekileyo ngokukhawuleza ukuba indawo engcwele ikwazi ukubamkela.
I-Elephant Haven inezicwangciso zokwandisa ngakumbi kunye nokwakha enye indawo yokugcina iindlovu ezintlanu ngakumbi ngo-2020. Ukhuseleko lweendlovu lubaluleke kakhulu, kwaye iikhamera ziya kufakwa ngaphakathi nangaphandle kweshedi kunye nokhuseleko olusisigxina kwisiza. Zakuba iindlovu zigcinwe ngokukhuselekileyo, kuya kwakhiwa iqonga ukuze iindwendwe zibukele ngokukhuselekileyo iindlovu zizulazula ngokukhululekileyo yaye ziziphatha ngendlela ebeziya kuziphatha ngayo endle.
USteve McIvor, iCEO kuKhuseleko lweZilwanyana lweHlabathi, uthe:
“Njengoko ukuvalwa kwesekisi ekudala kulindiwe kusenzeka kulo lonke elaseYurophu, iElephant Haven yindawo efunwa ngamandla apho iindlovu ezazisakuba ziindlovu zesekisi ziya kugcinwa ngokukhuselekileyo ziphile ubomi obuzifaneleyo.”
“Ezi ndlovu ziye zabandezeleka ubomi babo bonke, zivalelwe kwaye zanyanzelwa ukuba zinyamezele inkohlakalo noqeqesho olunzima ukuze ‘zikhuseleke’ ukuze zinxibelelane nabantu kwaye zonwabise.”
“Ukuzibophelela kweDenmark ekuthinteleni iindlovu zesekisi luloyiso olukhulu kuthi kwaye yinxalenye yendlela yokusabela kulo lonke elaseYurophu ukuphelisa usizi nokubandezeleka kwezi zilwanyana zibalaseleyo. Eyona ndawo ifanelekileyo yokubona indlovu kusemaphandleni okanye, kwindawo elandelayo, yindawo yokugcina iindlovu yokwenene.”
UTony Verhulst, umseki we-Elephant Haven, uthi:
Akukho ndawo yokuba iindlovu zithathe umhlala-phantsi eYurophu, kwaye siyavuya kuba sizinika indawo ekhuselekileyo.
“Iindlovu ezidla umhlala-phantsi kwiisekisi zifanelwe yindawo eyonwabileyo yokuhlala ubomi bazo bonke. Iindlovu zezona zinto ziphambili kuthi, kwaye siza kusebenza nzima ukuzigcina zikhuselekile.”
