Kasar Nijar ta yi nasarar sake mayar da jimina guda takwas nau'in dajin dawa, wato 'red-necked ostrich' a Turance, zuwa cikin daji a ranar biyu ga watan Satumba na shekarar 2026. Wannan shi ne karon farko da aka samu nasarar mayar da wannan nau'in jimina da ke cikin hatsarin bacewa a kasar. An saki jimnonin ne a yankin Gadabedji bayan an kawo su yankin tun suna 'yan tsaki 'yan watanni biyu da haihuwa. Dabbobin da aka saki din, wadanda shekarunsu suka kama daga watanni 18 zuwa 30, wani bangare ne na wani shiri da kungiyar Sahara Conservation ke jagoranta na kokarin dawo da namun dajin da suka bace a yankin Sahel. Wannan yunkuri na da burin bunkasa yawan jimnonin dajin dawa a fadin yankin, inda a yanzu haka adadinsu bai wuce 'yan daruruwa ba.
Tarihin Da'awa da Juyin Halitta
Wannan shiri na kiwon jimnonin ya samo asali ne shekaru kusan biyu da suka wuce a garin Kellé, da ke cikin sashen mulki na Gouré. A can ne aka fara rainon dabbobin kafin daga bisani a dawo da su yankin Gadabedji domin sakin su a cikin daji. An zaɓi Kellé da ke jihar Zinder a matsayin wurin da za a gudanar da aikin rainon jimnonin saboda dacewar yanayin wurin.
Wannan nau'in jimina, wato dajin dawa, ya daɗe da ɓacewa daga muhallinsa a Nijar tun farkon shekarun 2000. Babban dalilin da ya haddasa ɓacewarsa shi ne farauta ba bisa ka'ida ba da kuma rashin zaman lafiya da ya addabi wasu sassan ƙasar a wancan lokacin. Wannan ya sa adadin dabbobin ya yi matuƙar ƙaranci a faɗin yankin Sahel baki ɗaya, inda aka kiyasta cewa jimnonin da suka rage ba su taka kara sun karya ba. Aikin da kungiyar Sahara Conservation ke yi na da nufin magance wannan matsala ta hanyar dawo da su muhallansu na asali, kamar yadda aka yi a Gadabedji, da kuma tabbatar da dorewarsu nan gaba.
Yadda Ayyukan Ya Kasance
An shafe kusan shekaru biyu ana gudanar da aikin rainon jimnonin a yankin na Gadabedji. Jami'an kula da gandun daji da ruwa na yankin ne suka dauki nauyin kula da dabbobin a kullum, suna ba su abinci da kuma tabbatar da lafiyarsu kafin a kai ga matakin sakin su. Wannan aiki na yau da kullum ya gudana ne a karkashin jagorancin Maimounatou Ibrahim, wadda ta samu laƙabin 'uwar jimnoni' saboda irin kulawar da ta ba su a lokacin rainon nasu. Kokarinta ya zama ginshiki wajen tabbatar da cewa jimnonin sun girma cikin koshin lafiya kuma sun saba da yanayin da za su koma.
Bikin sakin jimnonin ya samu halartar manyan jami'ai da sarakunan gargajiya daga sassa daban-daban. Daga cikin waɗanda suka halarci bikin akwai jami'ai daga Hukumar Kula da Gandun Daji da Ruwa, da Gwamnan jihar Maradi. Haka nan, an samu halartar Babban Sakataren lardin Bermo, da wakilin magajin garin Gadabedji. Har ila yau, sarakunan gargajiya na lardin Bermo da kuma sarkin garin Koutous sun kasance a wurin taron domin nuna goyon bayansu ga wannan muhimmin aiki na kiyaye muhalli da namun daji a yankin.
Mahimmancin Sake Komo da Dawa
A yanzu haka dai jimnonin da aka saki suna rayuwa ne cikin walwala a cikin dajin na Gadabedji Biosphere Reserve. Wannan yanki mai fadin gaske wani muhimmin matsuguni ne na namun daji da dama, kuma ana fatan dawowar dajin dawa zai taimaka wajen sake dawo da daidaiton tsarin muhalli a wurin. Sanya idanu a kan jimnonin zai ci gaba domin tabbatar da sun saba da sabon muhallinsu kuma suna samun damar hayayyafa, wanda hakan zai tabbatar da dorewar jinsinsu a yankin.
Ana kallon wannan aiki a matsayin wani abin koyi ga sauran ayyukan da ake fatan za a gudanar a nan gaba a Nijar da ma sauran kasashen yankin Sahel. Nasarar da aka samu a Gadabedji ta nuna cewa zai yiwu a sake dawo da wasu nau'ukan dabbobin da suka ɓace ko kuma suke fuskantar barazanar ɓacewa daga yankin. Wannan ya buɗe kofa ga ƙarin ƙoƙarce-ƙoƙarce na kiyaye halittu da maido da su a muhallansu na asali.
Rokon Jama'a da Matakan Gaba
Wannan aiki ya gudana ne a karkashin haɗin gwiwar Ma'aikatar Muhalli ta Nijar da kuma kungiya mai zaman kanta ta Sahara Conservation. Hadin kan nasu ne ya tabbatar da nasarar wannan gagarumin shiri, tun daga matakin rainon jimnonin har zuwa lokacin da aka mayar da su muhallinsu na asali. Aikin ya kunshi kwararru daga ɓangarorin biyu waɗanda suka yi aiki tare don cimma wannan buri.
Nau'in dajin dawa, wanda a kimiyyance ake kira da _Struthio camelus camelus_, ya ɓace daga cikin dajukan Nijar tun farkon shekarun 2000. Bacewar tasa ta samo asali ne daga dalilai da suka haɗa da farauta da kuma wasu sauye-sauye a muhallinsa, lamarin da ya sa adadinsa ya ragu matuƙa a faɗin yankin Sahel.
Daga cikin manyan baƙin da suka halarci bikin sakin jimnonin, akwai Janar Mahamadou Ousseini. Shi dai Janar Ousseini sanannen mutum ne wajen kiyaye muhalli kuma ana ɗaukarsa a matsayin wanda ya fara aikin kiwon jimina na zamani domin kiyaye jinsinsu a faɗin kasar Nijar. Halartarsa ta ƙara wa taron armashi da kuma nuna muhimmancin aikin.
