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ADVENTURE & WILDLIFE
World Sparrow Day
at Press Club Bangalore
W
orld Sparrow Day was observed on
Wednesday on 20-03-2019 with an
awareness walk arranged at Cubbon
Park. The event was Organized by Adventure &
Wildlife Magazine in association with Press Club
of Bangalore and supported by Lions Club of
Bangalore District 317F to create awareness
about declining number of sparrows and
the challenges faced in the urban landscape.
Dr. Simha Shastry, Editor & Publisher – Adventure
& Wildlife Magazine said. “House sparrow is
one of the endangered species of recent times.
We need to get back the sparrows by creating
nesting sites, feeders and water availability
which will increase the population of this fast
disappearing common social bird.”
Lion Ravindra VDG Lions Club of Bangalore
District 317F said “We used to enjoy looking at
sparrows in our childhood. The way they used
to flock to eat grains spread near our houses.
Whereas today we don’t get to see even a
single bird. We need to realise where we have
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gone wrong as a generation and take corrective
steps to recover or bring back the sparrows in the
city”.
Mr. Edwin Joseph, well known as sparrow man
gave a talk on sparrows. He offered tips to
enthusiasts on how to attract sparrows to
houses, Balconies and in parks by providing
nests and water facilities to the vanishing
sparrows. Sparrows are friendly and adjustable
in homely atmosphere. The Sparrow Man feeds
about 600 – 700 sparrows everyday in the front
yard of his house. He spoke about the lack of
habitat for sparrows in our surroundings,
the increasingly urban lifestyle of our people. He
urged people to create boxes / nests for sparrows
in their houses and keep millets and water for
sparrows every day.
Lion Deepak Suman VDG Lions Club of
Bangalore District 317F said “The Awareness
program is a good step towards rehabilitation of
sparrow and promised to support the initiative
taken by Adventure & Wildlife Magazine”.
Vol 4 | Issue 2 |Mar - Apr 2019