E-UK, kuhlatshwa izilwane ezingaba yizigidi ezingama-760 unyaka ngamunye ukuze kukhiqizwe inyama. Kwenzekani ehhokweni elikhethekile elibukeka njengekama elinamazinyo ensimbi elizohlukanisa ingulube namaphuphu ayo asanda kuzalwa. Ulala ngohlangothi, futhi izinsimbi ziyamvimbela ukuba angathinti noma akhothe inzalo yakhe. Izingulube ezisanda kuzalwa zingakwazi ukuncela ubisi kuphela, akukho okunye ukuxhumana nomama okungenzeka. Kungani lo mshini ohlakaniphile? Ukuze avimbele umama ukuthi angalali phansi futhi agxobe inzalo yakhe, abakhiqizi bathi. Isigameko esinjalo singenzeka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala ngemva kokuzalwa, lapho izingulube ezincane zisahamba kancane kakhulu. Futhi isizathu sangempela ukuthi izingulube zasemapulazini zikhula zibe zinkulu ngendlela engavamile futhi zingakwazi ukunyakaza ngokuzumayo ekhejini.
Abanye abalimi bathi ngokusebenzisa amakheji la basuke benakekela izifuyo zabo. Yebo bayakhathalela, kodwa ngama-akhawunti abo asebhange kuphela, ngoba ingulube eyodwa elahlekile iyinzuzo elahlekile. Ngemva kwamasonto amathathu noma amane enkathi yokuncela, amazinyane akhishwa kunina futhi afakwe emakhejini ngamanye elinye phezu kwelinye. Ngaphansi kwezimo zemvelo, isikhathi sokudla besizoqhubeka okungenani ezinye izinyanga ezimbili. Ngike ngabona ukuthi, ezimeni ezinobuntu kakhulu, amazinyane engulube ayedlala futhi egijima elandelana, edilika futhi edlala futhi evame ukuba nobulwane cishe njengomdlwane. Lezi zingulube zasemapulazini zigcinwa ezindaweni eziqinile kangangokuthi azikwazi ukubalekelana, ingasaphathwa eyokudlala. Ngenxa yesithukuthezi, baqala ukulumana imisila futhi ngezinye izikhathi babangela amanxeba amabi. Futhi abalimi bawumisa kanjani? Kulula kakhulu – banquma izingulube imisila noma bakhiphe amazinyo. Kushibhile kunokubanika indawo yamahhala. Izingulube zingaphila iminyaka engamashumi amabili noma ngaphezulu, kodwa lezi zingulube ngeke ziphile ngaphezu 5-6 izinyanga, kuye ngokuthi imuphi umkhiqizo abakhule ngawo, ukwenza ingulube yengulube, noma amasoseji, noma i-ham, noma ubhekeni. Emasontweni ambalwa ngaphambi kokuhlatshwa, izingulube zidluliselwa ezibayeni zokukhuluphalisa, nazo ezinendawo encane futhi ezingenazo zokulala. E-USA, amakheji ensimbi ayesetshenziswa kakhulu ngeminyaka yawo-1960s, mancane kakhulu futhi amazinyane awakwazi ukunyakaza. Lokhu, futhi, kuvimbela ukulahlekelwa amandla futhi kukuvumela ukuba uzuze isisindo ngokushesha. Ngoba hlwanyela impilo iqhubeka ngendlela yayo. Lapho nje amazinyane engulube esusiwe kuye, uyaboshwa futhi iduna livunyelwe ukuza kuye ukuze aphinde akhulelwe. Ngaphansi kwezimo ezivamile, njengezilwane eziningi, ingulube ingakhetha umngane wayo womshado, kodwa lapha ayinakho ukukhetha. Bese iphinde idluliselwe ekhejini, lapho izozala khona inzalo elandelayo, ecishe yangakwazi ukuhamba, ezinye izinyanga ezine. Uma kwenzeka uwabona la makheji, ngokuqinisekile uzoqaphela ukuthi ezinye izingulube zidla izinsimbi eziphambi kwekhala lazo. Bakwenza ngendlela ethile, bephinda ukunyakaza okufanayo. Izilwane eziseziqiwini ngezinye izikhathi zenza okufanayo, njengokuzulazula emuva naphambili ekhejini. Lokhu kuziphatha kwaziwa njengomphumela wokucindezeleka okujulile., lesi simo sahlanganiswa kumbiko Wezenhlalakahle Yengulube yiqembu elikhethekile locwaningo elisekelwa uhulumeni, futhi lalinganiswa nokuphazamiseka kwezinzwa kubantu. Izingulube ezingagcinwa emakhejini azinawo ubumnandi obuningi. Zivamise ukugcinwa ezibayeni eziwumngcingo futhi kumele futhi zikhiqize izingulube eziningi ngangokunokwenzeka. Ingxenye encane kuphela yezingulube egcinwa ngaphandle. Izingulube yake yahlala e-Great Britain emahlathini ahlanganisa ingxenye yezwe, kodwa ngo-1525, ukuzingela kwaholela ekuqothulweni kwazo ngokuphelele. Ngo-1850, inani labantu bakhona laphinde lavuselelwa, kodwa ngo-1905 laphinde labhujiswa. Emahlathini, izingulube zazidla amantongomane, izimpande nezikelemu. Indawo yabo yokukhosela kwakuwumthunzi wezihlahla ehlobo, kanye nama-rookeries amakhulu akhiwe ngamagatsha notshani obomile ebusika. Ingulube ekhulelwe yayivame ukwakha i-rookery cishe ngemitha ukuphakama futhi kwakudingeka ihambe amakhilomitha amaningi ukuze ithole izinto zokwakha. Buka ingulube yensikazi futhi uzoqaphela ukuthi ifuna indawo yokwenza okuthile. Kuwumkhuba wakudala ukufuna indawo yesidleke esinjalo. Futhi unani? Awekho amagatsha, akukho utshani, akukho lutho. Ngenhlanhla, izingulube ezomile zezingulube bezingekho emthethweni e-UK kusukela ngo-1998, nakuba izingulube eziningi zisazohlala ezimweni eziminyene ngendlela engabekezeleleki, lokhu kuseyisinyathelo esiya phambili. Kodwa u-40% wayo yonke inyama edliwayo emhlabeni ingulube. Ingulube idliwa ngobuningi obukhulu kunanoma iyiphi enye inyama, futhi ikhiqizwa noma kuphi emhlabeni. Okunye futhi okuningi kwe-ham kanye nobhekeni okudliwe e-UK kuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe afana ne-Denmark, lapho izingulube eziningi zigcinwa ezibayeni zokuhlwanyela ezomile. Isinyathelo esikhulu kunazo zonke abantu abangasithatha ukuze bathuthukise inhlalakahle yezingulube ukuthi bayeke ukuzidla! Yiyo kuphela into ezothola imiphumela. Ayisekho ingulube ezohlukunyezwa. “Ukube abantu abasha bebazi ukuthi iyini ngempela inqubo yokufuya izingulube, bebengeke baphinde bayidle inyama.” UJames Cromwell, Umlimi waseThe Kid.