Izilwane zasendle zibhekene nezinsongo ezikhulayo ezivela emisebenzini yabantu, ukulima kwezimboni, ukugawulwa kwamahlathi, nokwanda kwamadolobha okuphuca zona kanye izindawo zokuhlala ezibalulekile ukuze ziphile. Amahlathi, izindawo ezingamaxhaphozi, nezindawo ezinotshani—ezaziyizimo zemvelo ezichumayo—ziqedwa ngamazinga ashaqisayo, okuphoqelela inqwaba yezilwane ezihlala ezindaweni ezihlukene lapho ukudla, indawo yokuhlala, nokuphepha kuya kuntuleka khona. Ukulahleka kwalezi zindawo akugcini nje ngokufaka izilwane ngazinye engozini; kuphazamisa zonke izimiso zemvelo futhi kwenza buthaka ibhalansi yemvelo yonke impilo encike kukho.
Njengoba izindawo zemvelo zishabalala, izilwane zasendle ziyasondelana nemiphakathi yabantu, zidale izingozi ezintsha kukho kokubili. Izilwane ezike zakwazi ukuzulazula ngokukhululeka manje seziyazingelwa, ziyashushumbiswa, noma ziyasuswa, ngokuvamile zihlushwa ukulimala, indlala, noma ingcindezi njengoba zizabalaza ukujwayela indawo engakwazi ukuzigcina. Lokhu kungena kuphinde kwandisa ingozi yezifo ze-zoonotic, kugcizelela nakakhulu imiphumela elimazayo yokuqeda imigoqo phakathi kwabantu nendle.
Ekugcineni, usizi lwezilwane zasendle lubonisa ukuwohloka okujulile kokuziphatha nemvelo. Konke ukushabalala akumeleli nje ukuthuliswa kwamazwi ayingqayizivele emvelweni kodwa futhi kunomthelela ekuqineni kweplanethi. Ukuvikela izilwane zasendle kudinga ukubhekana nezimboni nezinqubo ezithatha imvelo njengengasebenziseka, kanye nezinhlelo ezifuna ngamandla ezihlonipha ukuphilisana kunokuxhashazwa. Ukusinda kwezinhlobo eziningi zezinto eziphilayo—kanye nempilo yezwe esihlanganyela kulo—kuncike kulolu shintsho oluphuthumayo.
Yize ukuzingela kwakuyingxenye ebalulekile yokusinda komuntu, ikakhulukazi eminyakeni eyi-100,000 edlule lapho abantu bokuqala bethembele ekuzingeleni ukudla, indima yayo namuhla ihluke kakhulu. Emphakathini wanamuhla, ukuzingela kuye kwaba umsebenzi wokuzilibazisa onobudlova kunokuba kube nesidingo sokuthola ukondla. Ukuze iningi labazingeli, akuseyona indlela yokusinda kepha uhlobo lokuzijabulisa oluvame ukubandakanya ukulimala okungadingekile ezilwaneni. Izisusa ezingemva kwesimanje ukuzingela ngokuvamile ziqhutshwa injabulo yomuntu siqu, ukuphishekela izindondo, noma isifiso sokubamba iqhaza esikweni elidala iminyaka yobudala, esikhundleni sokudla. Eqinisweni, ukuzingela kuye kwaba nemiphumela emibi kubantu bezilwane emhlabeni wonke. Kube nomthelela omkhulu ekuqothulweni kwezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene, ngezibonelo eziphawuleka kakhulu kufaka phakathi ihlosi laseTasmanian kanye ne-AUK enkulu, abantu bakaBantu ababenqunyelwe yimikhuba yokuzingela. Lokhu kuqothuka okubuhlungu kuzikhumbuzo ezimnandi ze ...