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World Sparrow Day: March 20 विश्व चिड़िया दिवस

Chirp for the Sparrow; Tweet for the Sparrow

World Sparrow Day 2012

  • March 20 is being observed as the World House Sparrow Day.
  • The theme (विषय ) for the World Sparrow Day 2012 is ‘Chirp for the Sparrow; Tweet for the Sparrow’.
  • Mohammed Dilavar is called the ‘sparrow man of India’, as he has been successful in drawing the attention of the world about the declining number of house sparrows. 
  • A study conducted by the Andhra University, Visakhapatnam highlighted that population of house sparrows fell by over 60 percent even in rural areas of coastal Andhra Pradesh. 
  • A survey conducted by the British Trust for Ornithology showed that house sparrow population in Britain has declined by about 58 percent since 1970.
  • Scientists and experts say that severe changes in the urban ecosystem in recent times have had tremendous impact on the population of house sparrows whose numbers are declining constantly. Mobile tower radiation and excessive use of chemical fertilizers are aggravating the problem and have been identified as potent sparrow killers. In addition, sparrows have also become targets of poachers, who have been marketing them as aphrodisiac and a permanent cure for sexual ailments.
  • Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali was an Indian ornithologist and naturalist and known as the "birdman of India".
  • He worked for creation the Bharatpur bird sanctuary (Keoladeo National Park) and prevent the destruction of what is now the Silent Valley National Park. 
  • He was awarded India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan in 1976.
  • He was the author of:
    • The Book of Indian Birds (Salim Ali, et. al.)
    Pictorial Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (Salim Ali, et. al.)
    Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (8 volumes) (Salim Ali and S. Dillon Ripley)
  • Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the study(logos) of birds(ornis). So, an  Ornithologist  is one who studies about birds. (जो चिडिया के बारे में पढता है)















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