"Ukukhanyisa okulula," kusho usizo lwabashokobezi eNew York kubahlukumezekile abhubhile ku-Septhemba 11, 2001, ekuhlaseleni kwamaphekula, ukubekezelela imishayo emamayela anamandla futhi kuyabonakala kusuka kumakhilomitha angama-60.
Ukufakwa okukhanyisayo ekubonisweni kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa okuholela ekuhlaselweni kwesisulu sezindiza esibikwe ezakhiswa izikhungo ezimbili ze-World Trade.
Kepha umbukiso futhi uhambisana nokufuduka kweminyaka yonke kwamashumi ezinkulungwane zezinyoni ezihamba ngesifunda saseNew York - okufaka phakathi izinhlobo zezingoma - ezivuthayo, ondlunkulu kanye nokuphelisa amandla nokusongela izimpilo zabo i-Audubon.
U-Andrew Maas, okhulumela i-NYC Audulon, utshele abe-ABC News ngoLwesibili ukuthi ukukhanya okwenziwe ngemvelo kuphazamisa izintambo zemvelo zezinyoni ukuzulazula. Ukujikeleza ngaphakathi kwamalambu kungaqeda izinyoni futhi kungaholela ekubulaleni kwabo, waphawula.
"Siyazi ukuthi kuyinkinga ebucayi," kusho yena, engeza ukuthi i-NYC Aucubon isebenze iminyaka engu-9/11 iMnyuziyamu kanye nomphakathi wezobuciko bakaMasipala waseNew York, okudala ukuvikela izinyoni ngenkathi enikeza isikhumbuzo sesikhashana.
Amalambu abuye adonse amalulwane nezinyoni eziphanga, kufaka phakathi ama-nightawks nama-falcons ama-peregrine, adla izinyoni ezincane kanye nezigidi zezinambuzane zidonswa emalambu, kusho umbiko weNew York Times ngoLwesibili.
Ucwaningo lwe-2017 olushicilelwe ekuqhubekeni kwe-National Academy of the United States of America, uthole ukuthi inkokhiso yokukhanya yathinta izinyoni ezifudumele ezibonwa ososayensi phakathi kombukiso waminyaka yonke phakathi konyaka.
"Izinyoni ezifudukayo zaseNocturnally zithambekele ekukhanyeni okwenziwe ngokukhethekile ngenxa yokuvumelana nezidingo zokuzulazula nokuthambekela ebumnyameni," ngokusho kocwaningo ngabacwaningi abavela ku-NYC Audinon, Oxford University kanye neCornell Lab ka-Ornithology.
Isifundo seminyaka eyisikhombisa sathola ukuthi ngenkathi ukufakwa kwe-Urban Light "kuguqulwe ngokuziphatha okuningi kwezinyoni ezifudukayo," kuthola nokuthi izinyoni zisakazeka zibuyele emaphethini azo afudukayo lapho amalambu acishiwe.
Njalo ngonyaka, iqembu lamavolontiya avela eNyc Audolon Bheka izinyoni ezijikeleza emishameni nalapho inani lifinyelela amalambu cishe imizuzu engama-20 ukukhulula izinyoni ezinamalambu abonakala sengathi abonakala emalambu.
Ngenkathi inkokhiso esebuhleni besikhashana iyingozi yesikhashana yokufuduka kwezinyoni, abaseSkyscrapers abanewindows ebonakalayo bangosongo unomphela emihlambini enezimpunga ezungeze idolobha laseNew York.
Umthetho wezokwakha we-bird-ephephile uthola umfutho! Ukuzwa komphakathi emkhakheni weglasi wedolobha elihlongozwayo edolobheni (int 1482-2019) kuhlelwe ngoSepthemba 10, 10am, ehholo ledolobha. Imininingwane eminingi yokuthi ungawusekela kanjani lo mthethosivivinywa ozayo! https://t.co/oxj0cunw0y
Kuze kube yizinyoni ezingama-230,000 zibulawa unyaka nonyaka zishayeka ezakhiweni eNew York City kuphela, ngokusho kwe-NYC Audibon.
NgoLwesibili, uMkhandlu weNew York City wahlelwa ukuba ahlangane nomhlangano wekomiti ozodinga izakhiwo ezintsha noma ezovuselelwa ukuze asebenzise ingilazi enobungani bezinyoni noma izinyoni ezingilazi angabona ngokucacile.
Isikhathi sePosi: Sep-30-2019