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A Cute Little Bird- House Sparrow |
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by Rahul Kumar Patel | 21-03-2018 22:15
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On the occasion of World Sparrows Day on 20th of March with the intention of spreading awareness amid people we had organized a small roadside student fair in collaboration with Tarumitra family and exhibited banner and the poster to the office coming and going people with the written message on it. It was quite successful and the best part was that the people responded positively. Actually, World Sparrow Day is an international initiative by the Nature Forever Society of India in collaboration with the Eco-Sys Action Foundation (France) and numerous other national and international organization across the world. Sparrow is also our state bird. So we had celebrated this event as a part of our large campaign against deforestation in urban spaces. The house sparrow is a common wild bird, oldest one sharing habitat with humans. A stable house sparrow population indicates a healthy ecosystem for human beings in terms of air & water quality, vegetation & habitat quality. House sparrow numbers are decreasing rapidly shows there are detrimental changes in the ecosystem. The fall in house sparrow numbers is mainly because of non-availability food and nesting spaces. The house sparrow feeds on rice, oats, corn, wheat, leaves like coriander and small mustard seeds. And the hatchling is fed protein-rich soft insects and worms. Use of pesticides and insecticides, cultivation of exotic crops and use of unleaded petrol as automobile fuel kill off the insects and worms, the food for the young ones. The closing down of old-time grocery shops has affected food availability for house sparrows. The adoption of modern architecture of houses and buildings without crevices and spaces like ventilators has adversely affected the nesting space availability for house sparrows. Electromagnetic radiation from mobile tower masts also affect the hatching of house sparrow eggs and interfering with the bird?s navigation and preying. Creating awareness among the people on the issue, placing nest boxes and feeders, opting for organic farming, and contain the spread of cell phone towers can bring back the house sparrows. It?s time we save the house sparrows and our ecosystem and I suppose we are the last generation to take such initiative otherwise it will be too late. |
     
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6 Comments
Greeting rahul
I hope you are doing well
Nicely written
Thank you so much for this report.
Keep writing
Green cheers!
Regards
Basanta
Posted 23-03-2020 11:05
You are welcome :)
But not that I just mean for 'being a mentor', as I am also a student like other ambassadors are as well! That's why I do learn from your reports
And I definitely do know that you are doing your best for being responsible for your society and community!
Posted 22-03-2018 22:59
Hello Rahul, sorry for being a bit late. Yesterday I got a bit busy so I am doing my best today to catch up on you guys!
Anyway, thanks for sharing the news about World Sparrows Day!
I must say that I really do learn a lot from our fellow ambassador's report. Especially, I do like hearing about various events participated by numerous youths world wide. I believe every effort done likewise becomes a step towards environment saving!! And of course I will be paying more attention in endangered species by tracking recent news.
Always thanks for the great report~~
Posted 22-03-2018 14:30
@Gyeongrin Mentor
We gusy are are missin your important commen on our repors, i think you are busy. So just finish your stuff. We are waiting for you egarly.
Posted 22-03-2018 14:03
@Joon Ho Mentor... I do learn from the report submitted by other regional ambassadors..... and your(mentors) response always appreciate me to do some practical work to bring sustainable impact on nature. I always try to reach the marginal section of the society and let them know about the impact of nature on our healthy living and the relation of nature and living being. So thank you mentor for your precious comment.
Posted 22-03-2018 13:56
Hello Rahul, I do learn a lot from reports of our E-gen family, and mostly about celebration/memorial day!
I used to just pass by sparrows near my home when I go to school, and I do not pay attention that much (Not I do not like them, but I just do not want to disturb them).
But after I read your report, it seems like I need to think of them as important constituent of our society!
Surprised to know that Sparrow Day does exist, and it made me think of my narrow range of knowledge about surrounding environment!
Thanks for letting me know of it :)
Posted 22-03-2018 00:57