Ngaphezu kwama-700 amafudo olwandle amancinane aluhlaza aqanduselwe kwiSiqithi saseFitzroy aza adada ukuya enkululekweni kwiGreat Barrier Reef eTropiki kuMntla weQueensland.
I-Fitzroy Island Resort iingcali zebhayoloji zaselwandle uJen Moloney kunye no-Azri Saparwan babone amantshontsho aqanduselwayo malunga ne-6cm ubude agqabhuke entlabathini aze atsibele kuLwandle lweCoral ngemizuzu nje embalwa.
“Ndandingqengqe elunxwemeni ndibukele inyanga nomlilo ubhabha ndaza ndajika kwangethuba ndabona intshontsho eliqanduselayo elilandelwa kukudubula kwamantshontsho ofudo olugqobhoza esantini,” utshilo uJen.
“Amantshontsho aqanduselweyo ayenemincili yaye ebaleka ukuya emanzini, njengoko ekuphela kwento afanele ayenze kwiintsuku ezintathu zokuqala zobomi bawo kukudada emke ngokukhawuleza kangangoko anako kwimisinga.”
UJen no-Azri bebejonge iindlwane zofudo ezisixhenxe kwesi siqithi ezabekwa kwisithuba seenyanga ezintathu lufudo oluluhlaza olubizwa ngokuba yiYasi ekukholelwa ukuba luneminyaka engama-70 ubudala.
"Amavolontiya eCairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre abhaptiza ufudo uYasi ngo-2011 xa iindlwane zakhe ezisixhenxe kwiSiqithi saseFitzroy zatshatyalaliswa ngexesha leNkanyamba Yasi," utshilo uJen.
“UYasi akazange abuye de kwangoNovemba kulo nyaka uphelileyo xa wabeka indlwane yokuqala wabuya qho emva kweeveki ezimbini ezokubeka enye, neyokugqibela yabekwa nge-29 kaJanuwari.
“Nangona sele iyiminyaka esixhenxe okoko uYasi wagqibela ukuzalisa indlwane kwiSiqithi iFitzroy, uqhube kakuhle njengoko uninzi lwamafudo olwandle aluhlaza abeka indlwane enye ukuya kwasixhenxe rhoqo kwiminyaka emibini ukuya kwemithandathu.
“Ngenxa yokuba iYasi yayikuphela kofudo olwaluzalela kwiSiqithi saseFitzroy, amarhamncwa afana neebhokhwe neentaka azizange zize zikhangele amaqanda namantshontsho aqanduselayo zinika olu lutsha isiqalo esihle ebomini.
“Inye kuphela kwi-1000 lofudo olufikelela kwiminyaka engama-30 ubudala, kulapho ufudo lwaselwandle oluluhlaza luqalisa ukuzala.
“Kule minyaka idlulileyo iintombi zikaYasi ziza kuphinda zikhokelwe kwiSiqithi saseFitzroy ngeGPS yazo yangaphakathi ukuze zizalele amaqanda azo apho zizalelwe khona.
“Oofudo abancinci bajongene nezigrogriso ezininzi elwandle eziquka ukutyiwa kweplastiki kunye nokwenzakala kwezikhephe.
"Sibubona ubungqina bayo kwiZiko lokuBuyiselwa kweCairns Turtle kwiSiqithi saseFitzroy apho amavolontiya ondla aze anyamekele iifudo ezenzakeleyo."
Iindwendwe zisebenza imihla ngemihla kwiZiko lokuBuyiselwa kweTurtle ukuze iindwendwe eziya kwisiqithi zihlangane neJet, i-turtle yaselwandle eneminyaka eyisibhozo ubudala ihlangulwe kwisiqithi saseFitzroy ngoJulayi 2017, kwaye ifunde malunga nezisongelo kwii-turtles kwi-Great Barrier Reef.
Ufudo lunokubonwa endle kwiSiqithi saseFitzroy kunye nabaqhubi be-snorkeller abanokuthi babone ufudo lwaselwandle oluluhlaza kunye nofudo lwehawksbill ngamaxesha athile eWelcome Bay naseNudey Beach.
I-Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre eFitzroy Island livolontiya elisebenzayo, umbutho ongenzi nzuzo ozinikele ekubuyiseleni iimfudo ezigulayo nezonzakeleyo.
