India losing House Sparrows?
Not if Mohammed Dilawar has anything to say...in fact, he has been
named one of Time Magazine's Heroes of Environment for his efforts to
get Indian citizens to realize their House Sparrow population is
declining and make efforts towards conservation.
Mr. Dilawar has some practical conservation suggestions to help the House Sparrow and native Indian birds:
- Restore gardens and green spaces in the urban landscape
- change modern architecture to provide nesting cavities
- provide appropriate food
- protect against microwave pollution
- reduce pesticide use
- diversify agriculture and avoid mono-cropping
He would like to start a Citizen Science movement in India like we have here in the US...both to keep track of the declining House Sparrow and native bird populations, and to make people more aware of the presence/absence of birds.
Read about his recent success in moving his project forward, article from the New Indian Express Group....
Read beautiful testimonialsfrom people who have set up nest boxes and observed the family life of Indian House Sparrows...often the only bird in their urban neighborhood.
Learn about other Indian Sparrows, the House Sparrow decline,
and many other interesting conservation ideas on the Nature Forever Society web site.
