I-Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Authority yathi kwinqaku lephephandaba laseZimbabwe kwiveki ephelileyo, iindlovu zeli lizwe ziqikelelwa kwi-100 000 kwaye zibaninzi kakhulu ukuba zingalawulwa.
Isithethi seZimparks uCaroline Washaya-Moyo uthe inani leendlovu – ezikwindawo yesithathu ngobukhulu kwihlabathi – libeka uxinzelelo kubutyebi obukwimiyezo yelizwe kwaye ezi zilwanyana zisiba zizisulu zokuzingela ngokungekho mthethweni.
“Umthetho ufuna izixhobo zokusebenza ezifana nezixhobo zokugada, iyunifomu, izixhobo zonxibelelwano zikanomathotholo, izithuthi, izikhephe, izixhobo zokulandela umkhondo [umz. GPS],” utshilo uWashaya-Moyo.
“Sithetha nje, uninzi lwezixhobo zokusebenza ebaleni sele zindala kwaye ziphelelwe lixesha. Abazingeli abangekho mthethweni baya beba nobuchule. Kwezinye iimeko abazingeli basebenzisa izixhobo ze-hi-tech ezibandakanya izixhobo zokubona ebusuku, ii-tranquilizers zonyango lwezilwanyana, izithulisi kunye neehelicopter. "
UWashaya-Moyo uthe, akufani nakwamanye amazwe, iZimparks ayixhaswanga ngurhulumente. Igunya leepaki ngoku linobutyebi obuziitoni ezingama-62 374.33 zeempondo zendlovu ezixabisa i-15.6 yezigidi zeedola (malunga ne-R159.5-million), obungavunyelwanga ukuba buthengiselwe zona kumazwe angaphandle njengoko bubopheleleke ngokwemigaqo yeNgqungquthela yoRhwebo lweZizwe ngeZizwe ngeZilwanyana eziseMngciphekweni (iCites). ).
“Ngoko ke igunya lithi uphondo lwendlovu olugciniweyo lumele izilwanyana esele zifile. Kutheni le nto singasebenzisi abafileyo ukuze sinyamekele izilwanyana?” wabuza.
Abalondolozi bendalo eZimbabwe, nangona kunjalo, bayathandabuza amanani eendlovu ezicatshuliweyo.
Ubalo olubanzi lweendlovu lokugqibela elizweni lwenziwa ngo-2001, xa kwabalwa inani labemi bazo abaninzi, eHwange National Park. Uqikelelo lweendlovu oluvela kwi-International Union for Conservation of Nature kwidathabheyisi yeendlovu kunyaka ophelileyo lubonisa ukuba kuqikelelwa kuma-76930 ezilwanyana elizweni kwaye "ziqinisekileyo" ezingama-47366 kuphela.
“Naliphi na inani leendlovu luqikelelo olungeyonyani,” utshilo uSally Wynn, isithethi soMbutho waseZambezi.
UJohnny Rodrigues, usihlalo weZimbabwe Conservation Task Force, uthe igunya leepaki lizama ukusasaza "ipropaganda" ukuze iCites ivumele ukuthengiswa kweendlovu.
“Kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo amanani eendlovu elizweni ayephakathi kwama-40000 kunye nama-45000 kwaye oko bekuzinza. Ngoku [inani lendlovu] li-100 000. Bayifumana njani loo manani?” uthe.
I-Cites yavala ukuthengiswa kweempondo zendlovu ngo-1989, kodwa ngo-1997 yavumela iBotswana, iNamibia kunye neZimbabwe ukuba bathengise impahla yabo ekhoyo yendlovu eJapan ngo-1999 kwaye bavumela ukuthengiswa okwesibini okubandakanya uMzantsi Afrika ngo-2008.
UDaphne Sheldrick, umlondolozi wendalo ozinze eNairobi, kwiveki ephelileyo uthe malunga neendlovu ezingama-36000 zabulawa e-Afrika kulo nyaka uphelileyo, kwaye iindlovu zinokuphela kwiminyaka eyi-12.
