Olokuqala ufudo lweehawksbill oluzalela iindlwane lufikile kwiSiqithi iCousine, lubonisa ukuqalisa kwexesha lokuzalela. Ukubekw'esweni kwezi ntlobo zezilwanyana zisengozini yokuphela ngomnye weyona ngqwalasela iphambili yeqela lolondolozo eSiqithi. Idatha ebalulekileyo, enjengamanani ethegi, ubude be-carapace kunye nobukhulu be-nest clutch, ziqokelelwa kwibhinqa ngalinye elidibana nalo elunxwemeni ukuze kuchongwe utshintsho lwabantu ngaphakathi kweSeychelles.
Ulwandle lukaCousine lukwaguquguquka kakhulu kunye nojongano lolwandle olutshintshayo ngokwexesha lonyaka kunye necala lomoya. Iindlwane ezibekwe kwindawo ebonwa 'njengengakhuselekanga' zifuduswa liqela zisiwa kwindawo yokuqandusela engenazitshaba kwaye nje ukuba amantshontsho aqanduselweyo akhutshelwe elwandle ukuze aqalise uhambo lwawo oluya ebuntwini obukhulu. Iqela lolondolozo lwendalo iCousine Island lithi linethemba lokuba eli xesha lonyaka liza kuba lelinye ibali lempumelelo, kukhululwe amantshontsho amantshontsho kunakwiminyaka edlulileyo.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Nests that are laid in an area deemed ‘unsafe' are relocated by the team to a predator-free hatchery and once the hatchlings have emerged they are released into the ocean to start their journey to adulthood.
- Important data, such as tag numbers, carapace length and nest clutch sizes, are collected from each female encountered on the beach in order to identify changes in the population within the Seychelles.
- The monitoring of this critically endangered species is one of the primary focuses of the conservation team on the Island.
