Momwe dziko la Zambia likulimbana ndi zigawenga

M’dera la Luangwa muli njovu pafupifupi ziŵiri mwa zitatu za njovu za ku Zambia. M'mbuyomu, kuchuluka kwa njovu ku Zambia kudafikira anthu 250. Koma kuyambira m’zaka za m’ma 1950, chifukwa cha kupha njovu, chiwerengero cha njovu m’dziko muno chatsika kwambiri. Pofika m’ma 1980, ku Zambia kunali njovu 18 zokha. Komabe, mgwirizano wa omenyera ufulu wa zinyama ndi madera akumaloko unasokoneza izi. M’chaka cha 2018, ku North Luangwa National Park kulibe milandu yopha njovu, ndipo m’madera oyandikana nawo, chiwerengero cha anthu opha njovu chatsika ndi theka. 

The Northern Luangwa Conservation Programme, yopangidwa pamodzi ndi Frankfurt Zoological Society, inathandiza kukwaniritsa zotulukapo zoterozo. Pulogalamuyi imadalira thandizo la anthu amderali kuti athandizire kuthana ndi uhule. Mkulu wa bungwe la North Luangwa Conservation Programme, Ed Sayer, wati madera akumaloko akhala akuyang’anitsitsa anthu opha nyama popanda chilolezo m’mbuyomu. M'mbuyomu, anthu am'deralo ankalandira ndalama zochepa kuchokera ku zokopa alendo, ndipo nthawi zina, anthu akumeneko nawonso ankachita kusaka njovu ndipo analibe chowalimbikitsa kuti asiye ntchitoyi.

Sayer adati bungweli lidagwira ntchito ndi maboma kuti akwaniritse mfundo zogawana ndalama mwachilungamo. Anthu anasonyezedwanso njira zosiyanasiyana zopezera ndalama m’malo mozembetsa, monga chitukuko cha nkhalango. "Ngati tikufunadi kuteteza gawoli, tiyenera kuwonetsetsa kuti anthu ammudzi akutenga nawo mbali, kuphatikizapo kugawa ndalama," akutero Sayer. 

Kutha kwakupha

Kutha kwa kupha nyama kungathe kuyandikira kwambiri chifukwa cha matekinoloje atsopano komanso ndalama zanzeru.

David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust ku Kenya imayang'anira chitetezo cham'mlengalenga ndi pansi, kuteteza malo okhala komanso kugwirizanitsa anthu am'deralo. Malo osungira nyama ku South Africa amagwiritsa ntchito ma CCTV, masensa, biometrics ndi Wi-Fi potsata opha nyama popanda chilolezo. Chifukwa cha izi, kupha nyama m’derali kwatsika ndi 96%. Panopa pakufunika kusungitsa chitetezo chophatikizana ku India ndi New Zealand, kumene akambuku ndi zamoyo za m’madzi zikubedwa.

Ndalama zoyendetsera ntchito zomwe cholinga chake ndi kuletsa kupha nyamazi zikuchulukirachulukira. Mwezi wa July watha, boma la UK linalonjeza ndalama zokwana £ 44,5 miliyoni pazochitika zolimbana ndi malonda a nyama zakutchire padziko lonse lapansi. Michael Gove, Mlembi wa Zachilengedwe ku UK, adati "mavuto azachilengedwe alibe malire ndipo amafunikira mgwirizano wapadziko lonse lapansi."

Siyani Mumakonda