Elephant Poachers Ityhefu Amakhulu amaXhalanga ukuze abaleke abasemagunyeni
UDarcy Ogada, i-Explorers Journal, iNational Geographic
Ukubulawa okuqhubekayo kweendlovu zaseAfrika kukwinqanaba elirekhodiweyo. Imeko iye yaphuma esandleni kumazwe amaninzi, ingakumbi lawo aswele izixhobo zokulwa nokunyuka kwemfuno yeempondo zendlovu ezivela eMpuma Ekude.
Njengoko abasemagunyeni bezilwanyana zasendle betsala nzima ukusindisa amabamba aseleyo, kuye kwanikwa ingqwalasela encinane kwamanye amaxhoba okubulawa kweendlovu ngokungekho mthethweni. Kwindawo esele iqhelekile ngoku kulo lonke ilizwekazi, abazingeli babopha isidumbu sendlovu esilahliweyo ngetyhefu exabiso liphantsi ukuze babulale amaxhalanga ngobuninzi bayo. Ngoba? Kungenxa yokuba amaxhalanga ajikeleza esibhakabhakeni alumkisa iziphatha-mandla zezilwanyana zasendle ngendawo yezenzo zabazingeli abangekho mthethweni. Amaxhalanga akhethekile kakhulu ekufumaneni izidumbu ngokukhawuleza ukuze athintele ukhuphiswano lwamarhamncwa amakhulu. Abazingeli abangekho mthethweni bangathanda ukuba imisebenzi yabo engcolileyo ingabhaqwa ukuze babaleke ukubanjwa. Ngoko kumzingeli ongekho mthethweni okwaziyo ukudubula irhamncwa eliziitoni ezisi-7, ukutyhefa amakhulu amaxhalanga endleleni ngumsebenzi weentsuku nje.
Yaye ukuba iingxelo zakutshanje zikho, uninzi lweentlobo ezili-11 zamaxhalanga aseAfrika zisengozini yokuphela. KweyeKhala kulo nyaka amalunga nama-600 amaxhalanga abhubhileyo kwisidumbu sendlovu enye eyayityhefwe kufutshane neBwabwata National Park yaseNamibia. Kubekho nezinye iziganeko ezithathu ezifanayo kulo mmandla ngokubanzi ukusukela ekupheleni kuka-2012, isiganeko ngasinye sibulala amakhulu-khulu amaxhalanga.
Amaxhalanga ziintaka eziphila ixesha elide ezizala ngokucothayo, zivelisa umyinge wentshontsho elinye emva konyaka. Izinga lokufa kwabo ngoku lingaphezulu kakhulu koko kuzinzileyo kwaye inani labemi bazo zonke iintlobo liyantlitheka kwilizwekazi liphela.
Kwaye ukuba awuwathandi amaxhalanga, kufuneka. Ngabona basebenzi bendalo basebenzayo nabasebenzayo bokucoca. Baqhubeka neshishini labo lemihla ngemihla ngaphandle komdlalo. Ukanti, kwindima yabo encinane exatyiswayo, baqinisekisa ukuba isijikelezi-langa sethu esingcoliseka ngakumbi sihlala singangcoliswanga ziintsholongwane nezinye iintsholongwane eziqokelelana kwizidumbu nakwiindawo zokulahla inkunkuma. Ukuba ukhe wawabona amathambo acocwe ngokugqibeleleyo ashiyeke kwisidumbu esigxothwe ngamaxhalanga, uya kukwazi ngomlingo waba bachwechweli balungelelaniswe kakhulu.
