Ukusetshenziswa kwezilwane ekuzijabuliseni kwabantu sekuyisikhathi eside kujwayelekile emikhubeni efana nama-circus, ama-zoo, amapaki olwandle, kanye nezimboni zomjaho. Kodwa ngemuva kombukiso kukhona iqiniso lokuhlupheka: izilwane zasendle ezivalelwe ezindaweni ezingezona ezemvelo, eziqeqeshwe ngokuphoqelelwa, eziphucwe imizwa yazo, futhi zivame ukuphoqeleka ukwenza izenzo eziphindaphindayo ezingasizi ngalutho ngaphandle kokuzijabulisa kwabantu. Lezi zimo zisusa izilwane ukuzimela, zizibeka ekucindezelekeni, ekulimaleni, futhi zifinyeze isikhathi sokuphila.
Ngaphandle kwemiphumela yokuziphatha, izimboni zokuzijabulisa ezithembele ekuxhashazweni kwezilwane ziqhubekisela phambili izindaba zamasiko eziyingozi—zifundisa izilaleli, ikakhulukazi izingane, ukuthi izilwane zikhona ngokuyinhloko njengezinto zokusetshenziswa ngabantu kunokuba zibe yizidalwa ezinengqondo ezinenani elingaphakathi. Lokhu kulungiswa kokuthunjwa kukhuthaza ukunganaki ukuhlupheka kwezilwane futhi kunciphisa imizamo yokuhlakulela uzwela nenhlonipho kuzo zonke izinhlobo.
Ukuphonsela inselelo le mikhuba kusho ukuqaphela ukuthi ukwazisa kweqiniso kwezilwane kufanele kuvele ngokuzibuka ezindaweni zazo zemvelo noma ngezindlela zemfundo nezokuzijabulisa ezinokuziphatha okuhle, ezingaxhaphazi. Njengoba umphakathi ucabanga kabusha ngobuhlobo bawo nezilwane, ukushintsha izindlela zokuzijabulisa ezixhaphazayo kuba yisinyathelo esibheke emasikweni anozwela kakhulu—lapho injabulo, ukumangala, nokufunda kungakhelwe ekuhluphekeni, kodwa enhloniphoni nasekuphileni ndawonye.
Nakuba ukuzingela kwakuyingxenye ebalulekile yokuphila kwabantu, ikakhulukazi eminyakeni eyi-100,000 eyedlule lapho abantu bokuqala bethembele ekuzingeleni ukudla, indima yako namuhla ihluke kakhulu. Emphakathini wanamuhla, ukuzingela sekuyinto yokuzilibazisa enobudlova kunokuba kube yisidingo sokondla. Kwabaningi abazingeli, akuseyona indlela yokusinda kodwa kuyindlela yokuzijabulisa evame ukuhilela ukulimala okungadingekile ezilwaneni. Izisusa zokuzingela zanamuhla zivame ukuqhutshwa injabulo yomuntu siqu, ukuphishekela izindebe, noma isifiso sokuhlanganyela emasikweni amadala, kunokuba kube nesidingo sokudla. Eqinisweni, ukuzingela kube nemiphumela emibi kakhulu ezilwaneni emhlabeni wonke. Kube negalelo elikhulu ekuqothulweni kwezinhlobo ezahlukene, ngezibonelo eziphawulekayo ezifaka phakathi ihlosi laseTasmania kanye ne-auk enkulu, lapho inani lazo labhujiswa khona yimikhuba yokuzingela. Lokhu kuqothulwa okubuhlungu kuyizikhumbuzo ezicacile ze…










