I-National Marine Reserve Watamu


Ukuphumula eKenya kudalwe kulabo abafuna ukujabulela ubuhle nobukhulu bemvelo yase-Afrika, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo ukulala emgodini omhlophe we-Indian Ocean. Ukuvakashela ingxenye engasempumalanga yezwe kuyathakazelisa ngoba enye yezindawo zokugcina zemvelo lapha kunesizwe samanzi se-Watamu.

Ulwazi jikelele

I-reserve yavulwa ngo-1968 edolobheni elingaziwa futhi liyi-park yokuqala yase- Kenya . Ipaki yaziwa ngamaplanti ayo amahle namanzi ahlanzekile, okuvumela ukuba ujwayele uhlobo olumangalisayo lwesogwini olusempumalanga. Yingakho ngo-1979 inqwaba yamagugu aseMalindi naseWamamu afakwe ohlwini lwe-UNESCO Biosphere Reserves.

Ukushisa kwamanzi endaweni ye-Watamu yolwandle yomhlaba wonke kuhluka phakathi kwe-+30 ... + 34 degrees, futhi imvula yaminyaka yonke ayinqamuli 500 mm. Izikhangiso eziyinhloko zezivakashi eziza emanzini kazwelonke Watamu ziyizi:

I-flora nezilwane zasolwandle

I-flora eyinhloko ye-Watamu yokugcina amanzi yasolwandle iyimifula ye-coral eselulela ngamamitha angu-300 ukusuka ogwini. Isisekelo sokwemvelo nesokwemvelo sepaki kungaphezu kwezinhlobo ezingu-150 ze-coral, ezisekhaya eziningi zokuphila olwandle. I-flora yasemhlabeni iboniswa ngendlela yehlathi le-mangrove iMida Creek, lapho izitshalo eziningi ezinjalo ezingavamile zikhula khona, njenge-avicenia yasolwandle kanye ne-acuminate rhizophora.

Izinhlobo ezingaphezu kwezingu-100 zezinyoni ezingavamile, izinhlobo ezingu-600 zezinhlanzi nezinhlobo ezingu-20 ze-squid zihlala endaweni yokudoba yamazwe ka-Watamu. Emgodini wepaki ungakwazi ukuhlangabezana nezivunguvungu zasolwandle, ezivikelwe uhlelo lukahulumeni "Watamu Turtle Watch". Ngenxa yalolu hlelo kwakungenzeka ukugcina amaqanda nama-green turtles we-green and olive olive, kanye ne-turtle carrett.

Umdobi ngamunye, inethiwekhi yakhe i-turtle ewile, angabika lokhu enhlanganweni yemvelo futhi athole isinxephezelo semali. I-tortle ebanjwe ifakwe isikhombisi esikhethekile futhi ibuyiselwe emuva olwandle. Uhlelo lwe-WTW lukuvumela ukuba uqaphe ukuhamba kwezilwane nokuqapha inani labantu. Esikhathini samanzi se-Watamu sezwe lonke, ungathola nezinhlanzi ze-whale, i-barracudas, imisebe, ama-octopus. Ngaphezu kwezilwane ezinkulu, kunama-crustaceans angenakubalwa, ama-mollusks, ama-invertebrates, kanye nama-kites, izinyoni ze-mouse, njll.

Ungafika kanjani?

I-Watamu National Marine Reserve isogwini olusempumalanga yeKenya . Indawo engamakhilomitha angaba ngu-120 ingenye yemizi emikhulu yaseKenya - iMombasa , kanye ne-28 km - indawo evulekile yaseMalindi . Le ndawo elula ikuvumela ukuba ufinyelele kalula epakini cishe noma yikuphi ezweni. Ungasebenzisa amabhasi ngalokhu.