Birdwatching Zanzibar

05/02/2025

13/12/2024

K**a unashangaa kuona kijana anatoka Dar anaenda kigoma kumfwata mwanamke, au mwanamke anatoka songea mpaka kilimanjaro kumfwata mwanaume basi usistaajabu, hili lipo mpaka kwa viumbe wengine.

Nyangumi mwenye nundu amefanya uhamiaji mkubwa na wa kipekee kuwahi kurekodiwa, huenda ukiwa umechochewa na mabadiliko ya tabia nchi, wanasayansi wanasema.

Alionekana katika bahari ya pasifiki karibu na Colombia mwaka 2017, kisha kuzuka tena miaka kadhaa baadaye kisiwani Zanzibar katika bahari hindi - umbali wa kilomita 13,000. Wataalam wanaamini kuwa safari hii kubwa inaweza kuwa imesababishwa na mabadiliko ya tabia nchi yanayosababisha kupungua kwa hifadhi za chakula au safari ya kutafuta wenza.

Ekaterina Kalashnikova kutoka kwa programu ya mamalia wa baharini Tanzania alisema kwamba tukio hili ni ''la kushangaza na la kipekee hata kwa aina hii ya wanyama wanaohama sana''. Dkt.Kalashnikova amesema kuwa kuna uwezekano mkubwa kwamba umbali huu ni mrefu zaidi kuwahi kurekodiwa kwa nyangumi aliye na nundu. Nyangumi mwenye nundu huishi katika bahari zote ulimwenguni.

Husafiri umbali mrefu kila mwaka na wana uhamiaji mrefu zaidi ya mamalia yoyote, wakisafiri kutoka maeneo ya uzalishaji ya kitropiki hadi maeneo ya chakula katika maji baridi. Lakini safari ya nyangumi huyu dume ilikuwa ya kipekee zaidi ,ikiwa na maeneo mawili mbalimbali ya uzalishaji.

Nadharia moja ni kwamba mabadiliko ya tabia nchi yanabadilisha wingi wa Krill - aina ya samaki ambao hutumika na nyangumi k**a chakula chao hivyobasi kuwalazimu kuhamia bahari to fauti kutafuta chakula hicho.

''Ingawa sababu halisi bado hazijabainika ,lakini uhamiaji wa nyangumi wenye nundu huenda unachochewa na mabadiliko ya tabia nchi , mazingira mabaya ambayo yanatokea kila wakati na mabadiliko ya ya spishi,''anasema Dkt Kalashnikova.

Dume huyu aliyehama alikuwemo katika kundi la nyangumi wenye nundu ambao walinaswa katika picha kutoka kwa meli ya utafiti kwenye pwani ya pasifiki ya Colombia mwaka 2013. Alitambuliwa tena katika eneo hilo hilo mwaka 2017 - na kando ya Zanzibar mwaka 2022.

Source bbcswahili.

01/12/2024

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23/11/2024

African Golden Weaver on sunset, Zanzibar Archipelago.

22/10/2024

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In a small veterinary clinic, a dog named Buddy received medication from Dr. Smith. As Buddy’s owner paid the bill, Buddy surprised everyone by leaping up and resting his head on Dr. Smith’s chest, his way of saying thank you. Dr. Smith smiled, touched by Buddy’s gratitude, and knew that helping animals like Buddy was the best job in the world.

12/10/2024

Why you should come to Zanzibar and birding?

03/10/2024

18/09/2024

So many reasons visiting Zanzibar