Inhlalakahle Yezilwane Namalungelo isimema ukuthi sihlole imingcele yokuziphatha ebuhlotsheni bethu nezilwane. Nakuba inhlalakahle yezilwane igcizelela ukunciphisa ukuhlupheka nokuthuthukisa izimo zokuphila, amalungelo ezilwane adlulela phambili—efuna ukuqashelwa kwezilwane njengabantu abanenani elingokwemvelo, hhayi nje njengempahla noma izinsiza. Lesi sigaba sihlola isimo sezwe esithuthukayo lapho uzwelo, isayensi, kanye nobulungiswa buhlangana khona, nalapho ukuqwashisa okukhulayo kubekela inselele imikhuba yakudala ethethelela ukuxhashazwa.
Kusukela ekunyukeni kwamazinga obuntu ekulimeni kwezimboni kuya ezimpini zomthetho ezibalulekile zobuntu bezilwane, lesi sigaba sibonisa umzabalazo womhlaba wonke wokuvikela izilwane ngaphakathi kwezinhlelo zabantu. Iphenya ukuthi izindlela zezenhlalakahle ngokuvamile ziyehluleka kanjani ukulungisa inkinga yomsuka: inkolelo yokuthi izilwane zingezethu ukuthi sizisebenzise. Izindlela ezisekelwe emalungelweni ziphonsela inselelo lo mcabango ngokuphelele, zifuna uguquko usuke enguqukweni—umhlaba lapho izilwane zingaphathwa ngobumnene, kodwa zihlonishwa njengezidalwa ezinentshisekelo yazo siqu.
Ngokuhlaziya okubucayi, umlando, kanye nokumela, lesi sigaba sihlomisa abafundi ukuba baqonde umehluko phakathi kwezenhlalakahle namalungelo, kanye nokungabaza izinqubo ezisabusa ezolimo, ucwaningo, ezokuzijabulisa, nempilo yansuku zonke. Inqubekelaphambili yeqiniso ayikona nje kuphela ukuphatha izilwane kangcono, kodwa ekuboneni ukuthi akufanele zithathwe njengamathuluzi nhlobo. Lapha, sibona ngeso lengqondo ikusasa elisekelwe esithunzini, ekuzweleni nasekuphileni ndawonye.
Ukuxhashazwa kwezilwane kuyindaba edlangile osekungamakhulu eminyaka ihlupha umphakathi wethu. Kusukela ekusebenziseni izilwane ukudla, okokugqoka, ukuzijabulisa, nokuhlola, ukuxhashazwa kwezilwane sekugxilile esikweni lethu. Sekuyinto evamile kangangokuthi abaningi bethu abacabangi ngakho. Sivame ukukuthethelela ngokuthi, "wonke umuntu uyakwenza," noma nje ngenkolelo yokuthi izilwane zingabantu abaphansi okuhloswe ukuhlinzeka izidingo zethu. Nokho, lesi simo sengqondo asigcini nje ngokuba yingozi ezilwaneni kodwa nasekhampasini yethu siqu yokuziphatha. Sekuyisikhathi sokugqashula kulo mjikelezo wokuxhashazwa futhi sicabange kabusha ubuhlobo bethu nezilwane. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zokuxhashazwa kwezilwane, imiphumela enayo emhlabeni wethu kanye nezakhamuzi zawo, nokuthi singasebenzelana kanjani ukuze sigqashule kulo mjikelezo olimazayo. Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi siqhubekele phambili…