Chief Warden weVirunga National Park vakaburitsa tsamba inotevera mumashure mechiitiko chakashata chegumi nemana Chivabvu, umo mumwe wevachengeti vepaki akaurayiwa, uye vanhu vatatu, kusanganisira vashanyi vaviri, vakapambwa, ndokuzoburitswa:
Vanodiwa Vokubatana,
Kuchengeteka kwevashanyi vedu kunogara kuri kukosha kwedu kwekutanga, uye nekuda kwechikonzero ichocho isu takatora matanho anoverengeka akakosha. Tiri kuongorora chiitiko ichi uye tichiongorora matanho ese ekuwedzera anodikanwa kutorwa kupa humbowo hwakasimba hwekuti matanho ese akatorwa akachengetedza vaenzi vedu. Kusvika pari zvino, takatora kambani inoremekedzwa yepasi rose inochengetedza nyanzvi kuti iongorore matanho edu ezvekuchengetedza kuitira kuti tikwanise kuongorora nekuomarara kwechengetedzo yevashanyi. Tiri zvakare kuhaya vamwe vashandi vekuchengetedza, vese vemuno nevekunze, kusimbisa timu yedu nezvirongwa zvedu zvekuchengetedza.
Zvisinei, zviri pachena kwazvo kuti dunhu reVirunga rakakanganiswa zvakanyanya nekusachengeteka uye kuti izvi zvicharamba zvakadaro kwenguva yakati. Kuti Virunga inyatso shanyirwa, matanho akasimba anodiwa kupfuura apfuura. Izvi zvinoda mari yakakosha kwazvo, uye zvinoita kuti zvikone kuti isu tivhurezve kushanya gore rino.
Ichi chave chisarudzo chakaoma kwazvo kwandiri, uye chinotakura kuora mwoyo kukuru kune vese avo, kusanganisira imi, vakaisa tariro yakadai mukukanganisa kunoshamisa kwaive nekushanya pahupenyu hwevanhu vakatenderedza Virunga. Inomiririrawo hombe yemari paki, asi isu tinogutsikana kuti ndicho chisarudzo chega chine mutoro chatingaite pasi pemamiriro azvino.
Tine urombo zvakanyanya nekukanganisa kwakonzerwa, asi ramba wakazvipira zvakanyanya kuchiratidzo chekuvandudza nzvimbo yepasirese yekushanya muVirunga. Tichatangazve chirongwa ichi chinoshamisa, asi kubva pachinzvimbo chesimba rakakura, uye tinotarisira nemoyo wese kuve newe padivi pedu parwendo urwu. Chikwata chedu, chinotungamirwa naJulie Williams, chinoramba chiripo, uye chinogona kuverengerwa kugadzirisa chero zvimwe zvinoda kutarisirwa.
Tinotenda zvikuru nekushivirira nerutsigiro rwamakaratidza munguva dzino dzakaoma.
Zvakanaka kutaura
Emmanuel de Merode
Chief Warden, Virunga National Park
ZVOKUBVA MUNYAYA INO:
- We are investigating the incident and assessing all the additional measures that need to be taken to provide the strongest possible assurance that every reasonable step has been taken to keep our guests safe.
- This has been a profoundly difficult decision for me, and carries with it enormous disappointment for all of those, including yourselves, that invested such hope in the extraordinary impact that tourism was having on people's lives around Virunga.
- It also represents an enormous financial strain for the park, but we are convinced that it is the only responsible decision that we can make under the current circumstances.
