UMary Allen
Ngokocwaningo, izimfudu zasolwandle ezisencane zisemathubeni amaningi okuthwala ipulasitiki kunezindala - ngakho-ke zisengozini enkulu yokufa ngenxa yalokho. Lona umphumela wabacwaningi base-Australia, phakathi kwezinye izinto, abahlola izimfudu zasolwandle ezicishe zibe ngu-250. Njengoba ababhali bebhala ephephabhukwini Imibiko Yesayensi, ngaphezu kwesilwane ngasinye esincane esincane sesibili sasinezingxenye zepulasitiki emgudwini wamathumbu futhi cishe yonke ingxenye yesine yezilwane ezincane ezinkulu. Ezitshudeni ezisencane nezindala, cishe kwakuyisilwane ngasinye sesithupha. Ososayensi abazange bathole ipulasitiki kuphela kumaphuphu.
“Izimfudu Ezintsha Zihlangana Nepulasitiki Kakhulu”
Abacwaningi bachaza umphumela wabo, phakathi kwezinye izinto, ngokuthi izilwane ezincane zivame ukudla kakhulu lapho kunepulasitiki eningi olwandle: ezindaweni ezisogwini futhi eduze nendawo yamanzi. Isazi sezinto eziphilayo zasolwandle u-Philipp Kanstinger we-WWF ucabanga ukuthi lokhu kunengqondo. "Izilwane ezincane zihlangana nopulasitiki kakhulu kunabantu abadala." Usola nokuthi izimfudu ezindala zinomphumela wokufunda: Maningi amathuba okuthi zazi ukuthi zidleni. Ikakhulukazi ufudu lwasolwandle okuthiwa i-loggerhead, ngokwesibonelo, lwaluvame ukuzingela i-jellyfish kunezilwane ezindala: “Ngokuvamile abazi ukuthi lokho okufana ne-jellyfish empeleni kuyisikhwama sepulasitiki.”
Ukukhanya Ebumnyameni
Inombolo nesisindo sezinto zepulasitiki ezitholakala ezilwaneni zahlukahluka kakhulu - kusukela kwesinye kuya kumakhulu ezicucu, ezinye zazo zinesisindo samagremu amaningana. Abacwaningi bafinyelela esiphethweni esiyisisekelo sokuthi lapho ipulasitiki igcwala esiswini nasemathunjini, ingozi yokufa iba nkulu. Ngokwezibalo kuphela, kunamathuba angamaphesenti angama-50 okufa uma isilwane siphethe izingxenye zepulasitiki eziyi-14.
NgokukaKanstinger, lokhu okutholakele “kukhanyisela ubumnyama”: Ochwepheshe abaningi bayaqaphela ukuthi ipulasitiki iyinkinga, uthi. Kodwa manje siyazi ukuthi ingozi yokufa iyanda kangakanani ngenani lezingxenye zepulasitiki ezigwinywe.