This is disheartening sparrows are disappearing from world, my garden do not witness the chirping presence of Sparrows anymore , the sudden extinction has raised concern for these species.
20th of March is celebrated as World sparrow day to raise awareness upon declining population of Sparrows and to bring light upon the need to protect them from extinction respectively.
Sparrows had always been played pivotal role in maintaining ecological balance by assisting in pest control, creating pollination between flowers and assisting seed dispersal thereby playing good role in maintaining ecological biodiversity, they just don not add aesthetic value to society but actually help to maintain ecological balance.
Sparrows feed upon worms and insects
According to reports , sparrows feed upon tones of insects every year thereby helping in reduction of crop damage, prevention of transmittable diseases.
Reasons for sudden disappearance of Sparrows
.The rapid expansion of concrete structures have lead to destruction of natural habitat of sparrows including forests, trees and open spaces.
.The wide deployment of pesticides in Agriculture has contaminated the natural food sources of sparrows.
. One of the major reasons for disrupt in sparrow breeding is mobile towers installment as mobile radiation interferes with sparrow navigation and reproduction.
How can we save sparrows from extinction
- Installing bird houses and nest boxes in backyards, gardens and societies to give them protective environment .
- Encouraging development of parks, gardens and other green environment in rural and urban areas.
- Encouragement of organic farming thereby reducing the use of pesticides and insecticides
Sparrows feeding upon neem tree
- Planting native trees on roads and pedestrians will encourage footfall of sparrows in cities .
It is the time for link up party Garden affair where we can share posts related to Gardening, Nature and birds. The link up party will be open for a week .
