Kusamalira zachilengedwe Akatswiri aku Africa ali ndi nkhawa ndi zomwe a COVID-19 mliri Zinyama zakutchire mdziko muno zomwe zimakhudzanso ntchito zokopa alendo.
Zinyama zakutchire ndiye gwero lotsogola la alendo ku Africa kudzera pazithunzi zapa safaris.
Zinyama zazikulu, makamaka mikango, ndizomwe zimatsogola kwambiri, kukoka unyinji wa alendo ochokera kumayiko ena ku Africa ndikupeza ndalama kumayiko omwe akupita kukapitako.
Mikango ndiye nyama yokongola kwambiri yakutchire yomwe imakoka alendo akunja ku East ndi Kumwera kwa Africa komwe amphaka akuluakuluwa amakhala kuthengo, kuwapangitsa kukhala khadi yayikulu kwambiri yoyendera alendo oyendera malo osungira nyama zamtchire ku Africa.
Kupatula mikango, maboma aku Africa pano akuchita kampeni yopulumutsa chipembere chakuda chiwonongeke. Zipembere ndi amodzi, mwa makhadi otsogola otsogola omwe amabwera kudera lakum'mawa ndi kumwera kwa Africa.
Koma kufalikira kwa mliri wa COVID-19 kudabweretsa zovuta ku chitetezo cha nyama zamtchire zaku Africa. Malo osungira nyama zakutchire ku Africa akupita osadutsa alendo atachotsa mayendedwe apamtunda ku Europe, United States ndi Southeast Asia, omwe ndi omwe akutsogolera alendo oyendera zachilengedwe zaku Africa.
Kenya ndi Tanzania ku East Africa zimawerengedwa ngati malo ena aku Africa komwe malo osungira nyama zamtchire ku National Parks akukumana ndi vuto lalikulu.
Wachiwiri kwa Nduna Yowona Zachilengedwe ndi Zachilengedwe Bambo Constantine Kanyasu sabata ino anafotokoza zakukhosi kwawo pankhani yosamalira nyama zamtchire zomwe zimadalira ndalama zomwe alendo amapezako ndalama kutetezera nyama zakutchire komanso zachilengedwe zokopa alendo.
A Kanyasu ati ndalama zomwe amapeza pantchito zokopa alendo amazigwiritsa ntchito posungira nyama zakutchire, koma kusowa kwa alendo oyendera malo osungira zithunzi kuti ateteze nyama zakutchire ndi chilengedwe.
Bungwe la African Wildlife Foundation linati mu lipoti lake masiku angapo apitawo kuti kutetezedwa kwa nyama zamtchire zaku Africa kuyenera kupitilirabe kulingalira ngakhale kontrakitala ikulimbana ndi zosokoneza zokhudzana ndi mliri wa Covid-19.
A Kaddu Sebunya, wamkulu ku Nairobi Wildlife Foundation (AWF) ku Nairobi ati njira zoyeserera zikufunika kulimbitsa chitetezo cha nyama zakutchire ndi malo awo pakati pazofunika monga kulimbana ndi matendawa.
"Dziko lapansi likuyesetsa kuchepetsa mavuto a COVID -19 ndikuthandizira zosowa zakanthawi kochepa," Sebunya adauza Chines News Agency, Xinhua.
"Koma tisaiwale kuti nyama zamtchire ndi zachilengedwe ndizofunikira kwambiri pobwezeretsa chuma ku Africa mliriwu utatha," adaonjeza.
Sebunya adavomereza kuti mliri wa Covid-19 usokoneza kwambiri nyama zakutchire ku Africa chifukwa cha kuchepa kwa ndalama zokopa alendo komanso chiopsezo chopha nyama moyandikana ndi nyama zakutchire.
"Chifukwa chokhala ndi zochepa kwambiri, maboma atha kusiya kutetezera nyama zakutchire kwakanthawi kochepa ndikupititsa patsogolo zothandiza," a Sebunya ku likulu la Kenya.
Anatinso mapulogalamu ovuta oteteza nyama zakutchire atha kukumana ndi ndalama chifukwa chakuchepa kwa ndalama komwe kunachitika chifukwa cha kusokonekera kwa Covid-19.
"Oyang'anira madera ena otetezedwa anena kuti ali ndi ndalama zokwanira miyezi itatu kuti athe kuzisunga pambuyo pake atha kudula mapulogalamu ena," atero a Sebunya.
Akuluakulu a AWF ati ndizotheka kuti nyama zamtchire ku Africa zizikhala bwino pakati pazisokonezo zomwe zimayambitsidwa ndi mliri wa Covid-19 maboma atakhazikitsa malamulo omwe amalimbikitsa chitukuko chachuma.
"Nyama zakutchire zidzakula ku Africa ngati zosankha zolondola zipangidwa lero pankhani yachitukuko cha Africa," atero a Sebunya.
Sebunya adalimbikitsa maboma aku Africa kuti apereke ndalama zochulukirapo pakusamalira zachilengedwe ndikuchepetsa malire pazinthu zomwe zimawononga zachilengedwe.
