Inani lehlosi lama-mangrove eSundarbans lingaphansi kunalokho okukholelwa phambilini Ngokusho kwemithombo esemthethweni, ngemuva kokubalwa kwabantu lapho amakhamera afihlwe ezihlahleni asetshenziswa khona ukuwabala.
Kuphela cishe amahlosi ayi-100 asele exhaphozini lomhlume elisentabeni yeSundarbans, kude nesibalo esilinganisiwe esabalwa ngaphambilini. Cishe ama-tiger angama-440 aqoshwa ngesikhathi sokubalwa kwabantu kwangaphambilini ngo-2004 eSundarbans, ihlathi lomhlume elikhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni futhi okuwukuphela kwendawo lapho kuhlala khona lamakati amakhulu.
Ongoti bathi indlela engcono yokuxhumana yayiyisizathu salokhu kwehla kungazelelwe ezinombolweni zabo, nokuthi bathi amakhamera afihliwe asebenzise lesi sikhathi anikeze ukunemba okungcono ngamanani amahlosi atholakala kule ndawo eNdiya.
UTapan Kumar Dey, umgcini kahulumeni wezilwane zasendle, uthe ukuhlaziywa kwamakhamera okwathatha unyaka wonke okuphele ngo-Ephreli kulo nyaka kutholakale izinombolo zamahlosi phakathi kuka-83 no-130, okunika isilinganiso esingu-106.
Amahlosi aseBengal bahlala ikakhulukazi eNdiya, kuphi ezweni lonke kunezinombolo zazo ezingama-2.226 XNUMX, enabantu abancane eBangladesh, eNepal, eBhutan, eChina naseMyanmar.
UMonirul Khan, uprofesa wesayensi yezilwane eJahngirnagar University eBangladesh futhi onguchwepheshe walezi zinhlobo zamakati ezingeni likazwelonke uthe isifundo siqinisekise ukwesaba kwakhe okukhulu.
UKhan ukugcizelela lokho uhulumeni kumele enze okuningi ukuvikela lezi zilwane, ababona isibalo sabo sincipha ngenxa yokuzingelwa ngokungemthetho nokuzithuthukisa ngokushesha emngceleni wehlathi.
IWildlife Foundation ithi amahlosi asengozini enkulu yokuqothulwa emhlabeni wonke. Inani labo lehle lisuka ku-100.000 1900 ngo-3.200 laya ku-XNUMX njengamanje.