Inqaku lomhleli: Abo bakhetha ukuhamba bakhuthazwa ngamandla ukuba bajonge izithintelo zikarhulumente wasekhaya, imigaqo, kunye neendlela zokhuseleko ezinxulumene ne-COVID-19 kwaye bathathe amanqanaba okuthuthuzela kunye neemeko zempilo ziqwalaselwe ngaphambi kokuhamba.

Ngokwekhalenda yaseTshayina ye-zodiac, unyaka wama-2021 ngunyaka wenkomo. Ngokwezifundo zebhayoloji yezilwanyana zasendle, ingangunyaka wengcuka. Kulula ukuphikisana apho kwaye akuzange kube lixesha elingcono lokuba ingcuka ibukele eYellowstone, apho inani leengcuka liqikelelwa ukuba linyuke ngeepesenti ezingama-20. Kunyaka ophelileyo kwaphawulwa ikota yenkulungwane ukusukela oko iingcuka zaziswa kwakhona epakini. Namhlanje, likhaya kwezinye zeyona ngcuka ibukele kwihlabathi. Iingcuka ezingwevu zeYellowstone & apos azazi ukuba asikho phakathi kobhubhane wehlabathi. Abanawo umkhondo wokuba basuswe kuluhlu lwezilwanyana ezisengozini ngo-Okthobha. Konke abakwaziyo kukuba bafuna ukusinda obunye ubusika.

Kwaye akukho bucala babusika buyimfihlo yenye ye elona xesha lilungileyo lokundwendwela iYellowstone , ngakumbi ukubukela ingcuka. Ngelixa iibhere zepaki kunye neapos zisebusika, iipakethe zayo zeengcuka ezisibhozo zigxile kwiindawo eziphantsi apho ixhoba lazo - ikakhulu elk kunye nenyathi - zisitya. Kulula ukufumana kunye neefoto ngokuchasene nemvelaphi emhlophe. Okwangoku, ngenxa yokuba uza ebusika akuthethi ukuba uza kubona enye. Kulapho i-tracker yengcuka ingena khona.

Ngokuqinisekileyo kukho uhlobo lwe-DIY lokubukela ingcuka, kodwa ukwandisa umzamo kunye nexesha, kuhlawula ukuhamba nesikhokelo, utshilo uNathan Varley, enye yeepaki kunye neepos. Unyana wabagcini bepaki, uVarley wakhulela eYellowstone. Une-PhD kwezendalo kwaye ungumseki we I-Yellowstone Wolf Tracker . Xa wayeqala ukukhokela ingcuka ekubukeni ukhenketho ngo-1997, yayinguye nomfazi wakhe. Ngo-2021, yena & ampos; uya kusebenzisa izikhokelo ezili-10. Kodwa nesikhokelo, ukubona i-Canis lupus isn & apos; iqinisekisiwe.

Ngokwesiqhelo, unethuba lama-50/50 lepesenti lokubona ingcuka, utshilo uVarley. Kodwa kulo nyaka iingxaki ziye zenyuka zaya kuma kwiipesenti ezingama-90. Oku kubonwayo kungaguquguqukiyo ikakhulu kubulelwe ipakethi yeJunction Butte. Amanani alumkileyo, ayephumelele ngokumangalisayo ngo-2019 nango-2020. Ipaki enkulu yeepaki, kwaye enye yezona zinkulu kwimbali yayo, ineengcuka ezingama-34. Zilishumi elinesibhozo iinjana ezisuka kunyaka ophelileyo kunye neentsholongwane. Ukongeza kwipakethi yeJunction Butte, kukho ezinye iipakethe ezininzi ezineengcuka ezingaphezulu kwama-20 ezijikeleza lo mmandla. Uninzi lweengcuka ezingwevu zihlala kwiipakethi ezine ukuya kwezisithoba zeengcuka.

Ingcuka iyonke Yellowstone Ubuncinci ngama-94, eyona iphakamileyo & iiapos bezikule minyaka imbalwa idlulileyo. NgokukaVarley, malunga nelinye kweengcuka ezintathu epakini zihanjiswe. Uxhomekeke kakhulu kwirediyo yakhe kunye nobudlelwane obusondeleyo namaqela afunda ngeengcuka ezinokufikelela kwiikhola zerediyo kwaye anokukhomba ipakethi kunye neapos; indawo ekuyo. Umncinci ngokuhleba kweengcuka kwaye ngakumbi umlindi weengcuka. Wonke umntu epakini uyamazi. Uninzi lwababukeli beengcuka zokuzonwabisa ababuya minyaka le balapho ngenxa yakhe.

'UNathan wasikhupha kwimpisi yethu yokuqala sibukele uhambo kwiminyaka engama-20 eyadlulayo,' yatsho indoda ehleli ngasemva kwendawo ebonayo ejonge edlelweni eligutyungelwe likhephu apho iingcuka ezimbini ezimnyama zibaleka ngemini ebandayo kodwa ecacileyo kaDisemba. Iqabane lakhe labasetyhini, elalimi ngasemva kobubanzi balo, liyakhumbula ukuba abazibonanga naziphi na iingcuka ngelo xesha. Imozulu yayimbi. Ingcuka eyayibukele yayimbi kakhulu. 'Sisandul' ukubona ikhephu. '

Ukanti, nantsi kwakhona, batyelele bevela eCalifornia, kumashumi amabini eminyaka kamva. Kwaye asingabo bodwa. Uphengululo lwakutsha nje lweTripAdvisor lwewolfstone ukubukela ukhenketho kuqhuba i-gamut-ukusuka kwisibini kwiholide yabo yomtshato ukuya kusapho olunolutsha kwaye notata ujonge ukusasaza uthuthu lwentombi yakhe. Ekuphela kwento abanayo ngokufanayo kukuhlolwa kweenkwenkwezi ezi-5 abazishiyileyo.

Kulula ukuphikisana nokubukela kweengcuka kwiYellowstone akukaze kube ngcono. Ukongeza ukwanda kwenani leengcuka, ukuqhubela phambili kwetekhnoloji kukutshintsha komdlalo ngokupheleleyo. Emuva emini, uVarley wayeneNikon. Namhlanje, ufunga ngeendawo zakhe zokubona iSwarovski ezinokuguqula ichaphaza elikude lize libe yindawo efanelekileyo IJografi yeSizwe . Ngapha koko, obu busika baseYellowstone Wolf Tracker budibana nenye yeendawo zokulala ezintsha eMontana. Eyakhelwe ngo-2018, Indlu yobulumko kuphela kwepropathi yokunethezeka kwiParadesi yaseParadesi, kwiikhilomitha ezingama-35 ukusuka kwiYellowstone & apos; Kuphela kwendawo yokungena evulekileyo unyaka wonke.

Ngaphakathi kweSage Lodge e-Yellowstone enombono omhle wentaba enekhephu Ityala: U-Eric McRitchie / ngoncedo lweSage Lodge

UJustin Robbins, umphathi jikelele eSage Lodge, ubiza ingcuka ejonge 'ekufuneka ukwenzile' kubakhenkethi kule ndawo. 'Besiyazi ukuba imisebenzi yokubukela iingcuka kufuneka ibe ngumnikelo wasebusika oqhelekileyo kwiindwendwe zethu, utshilo uRobbins, obiza amava' ngokungagungqi. ' Iindwendwe zinokubhukisha amava okubukela ingcuka xa bebhukisha igumbi labo. I-Sage Lodge ibonelela ngepikniki yokubuyela emva, kunye nezikhokelo ze-Yellowstone Wolf Tracker kunye nezikhokelo zokubonelela ngezothutho. Kuxhomekeka apho zikhona iingcuka, ukhenketho lweeyure ezisibhozo lubandakanya ukuhamba intaba kunye / okanye ikhephu. Iphakheji yi- $ 850. Amagumbi oKumkani eSage Lodge aqala kwi- $ 269. Ipropathi kunye neepos; izindlu zokulala ezineegumbi zokulala ziqala kwi- $ 1,329.

Phakathi kwesikhokelo sabucala, isikali seSwarovski, kwaye ukuba uyazixabisa izinto ezintle, ukuhlala kubunewunewu eSage Lodge, ukubukela ingcuka akuyiyo iholide yohlahlo-lwabiwo mali. Ngokuqinisekileyo & apos; into yoluhlu lwamabhakethi. Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, iYellowstone yiMelika & apos; s Serengeti. Kodwa kutheni le nto iingcuka-ezifana kakhulu nomhlobo osenyongweni wabantu-umkhombe wayo omnyama?

'Siyazi kakhulu intsomi kodwa bambalwa kuthi abanamava ngokuthe ngqo ngeengcuka zasendle,' utshilo uVarley. 'Bayimfihlelo kuthi. Kwangaxeshanye, izinja, okanye iingcuka zasekhaya, ziqhelekile kuthi. '

Injongo yakhe kukuvala umsantsa phakathi kokuqhelana nokungaqondakali.