Why celebrate world 'SPARROW DAY' ?
In my
childhood I was always fascinated my sparrows-just like any other
child.If I am not wrong, I think even you were when were a child. We
would all wake up because of the racket created by them, all through
the day they would stay around us like our shadows chirping around.
But
alas! they are just memories and now we rarely find them now. This is
all because of destruction of their habitats by men, this is also due
to the change in human lifestyle- now the buildings do not have enough
space for them.
The sparrow, especially the common house sparrow, is one of the most
ubiquitous birds on earth and is also one of the oldest companions of
human beings. It has, over a period of time, evolved with us.
Fortunately, they are still found in abundance in many parts of the
world.
The house sparrow was once the most common bird in the world, but
in the past few years, this bird has been on the decline over much of
its natural range, both in the urban and rural habitats. The decline of
the house sparrow is an indicator of the continuous degradation the
environment around us is facing. It is also a warning bell that alerts
us about the possible detrimental effects on our health and wellbeing.
We need to know the health risks of the increasing amount of microwave
pollution and what is decimating the population of the house sparrow,
which co-existed with us, so that we can estimate the effect on all
forms of life, including ours.
The house sparrow also represents many of the common bird species
and is, in a sense, their ambassador. Therefore, the conservation of
the house sparrow and its habitat will also help save much of the
common biodiversity, which shares the habitat of the house sparrows.
What will world sparrow day ACHIEVE?
The rationale for celebrating World Sparrow Day (Celebrated on 20th March) is not only to
commemorate the event for a day but to use it as a platform to
underscore the need to conserve sparrows as well as the urban
biodiversity. We hope the event will bring together individuals,
national and international groups.
It will also help
in attracting the attention of government agencies and the scientific
community to take notice of the need for the conservation of the common
bird species and urban biodiversity.
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