Ekhulwini lama-21, sivame ukuzwa ngokungcoliswa kwemvelo ngokukhishwa okuyingozi okuvela emafemini, ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu, kanye nokufudumala komhlaba. Ngeshwa, abantu abaningi kancane kancane balahlekelwa uthando lwabo ngemvelo, ngeplanethi yethu ehlukile. Konke lokhu kunomthelela omubi ezilwaneni ezihlala ezweni lethu. Sesivele sikujwayele ukuzwa ngokuqothulwa kwalolu hlobo noma lolo hlobo lwezilwane, noma ukuthi abantu abanesibindi banikela kanjani ngezimpilo zabo ekuvikeleni izilwane, babenzele izimo zokuthi baphile futhi bazalane.
Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi i-zoo yokuqala yavela eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezintathu edlule. Yakhiwa ngumbusi waseChina futhi yabizwa nge- "Park for the curious"; indawo yayo yayingamahektha angama-607. Isimo sehlukile manje. Incwadi ethi "Zoos in the 21st Century" iphawula ukuthi cishe azikho izindawo ezingathintwanga emhlabeni futhi iziqiwi zemvelo yizona kuphela iziqhingi, kwabaningi, lapho ungabazisa umhlaba wezilwane zasendle.
Kungabonakala sengathi sonke siyazethemba ezinzuzweni zama-zoo nezindawo zokugcina izilwane, futhi, noma kunjalo, lesi sihloko sidala impikiswano enkulu phakathi kochwepheshe. Abanye bayaqiniseka ukuthi ama-zoo alondoloza izinhlobo zezilwane ezisengozini yokuqothulwa. Abanye baphikisana nokubopha izilwane ngaphansi kwezimo ezingazijwayele. Futhi nokho abacwaningi basehlangothini lwangaphambili, bayaqaphela ukuthi ukuvakashela ama-zoo kusiza abantu ukuba bathande izilwane futhi bazizwe benomthwalo wokuba khona kwazo. Ngeshwa, ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kuyisongo esincane kunazo zonke ezilwaneni zasendle, njengoba izilwane zingakwazi ukuzivumelanisa nezinguquko. Ukuzingela ngokungemthetho kuyisikhali esingenabuzwela nesiyingozi. Inani labantu emhlabeni liyakhula, lakha izindawo ezintsha zomhlaba, umuntu ushiya izindawo ezimbalwa nezincane zendawo yazo yemvelo yezilwane. Uhlobo oluku-inthanethi lweRed Book luyatholakala kwi-Intanethi futhi wonke umuntu angazijwayela nalo ngaphandle kokushiya ikhaya.
Bazali Abathandekayo! Sicela uvakashele iziqiwi zemvelo nezingane zakho kaningi, iya ema-zoo nakulwandle. Fundisa izingane zakho ukuthanda izilwane, uzifundise ukubhekana nezenzo zazo. Lapho-ke, mhlawumbe, iziqhingi zothando lwazo zonke izinto eziphilayo ezinhliziyweni zezizukulwane ezizayo zizohlala kuleli zwe elibi.
