Female house sparrow feeding a fledglingHouse Sparrow song and calls recorded at Cowley, Gloucestershire, England
World Sparrow Day is a day designated to raise awareness of the house sparrow and then other common birds to urban environments, and of threats to their populations, observed on 20 March.[1][2] It 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 organisations across the world.[3]
The Nature Forever Society was started by Mohammed Dilawar, an Indian conservationist who started his work helping the house sparrow in Nashik, and who was named one of the "Heroes of the Environment" for 2008 by Time for his efforts.[4][5][6] The idea of marking World Sparrow Day came up during an informal discussion at the Nature Forever Society's office. The idea was to earmark a day for the house sparrow to convey the message of conservation of the house sparrow and other common birds and also mark a day of celebration to appreciate the beauty of the common biodiversity which is taken so much for granted. The first World Sparrow Day was celebrated in 2010 in different parts of the world.[7] The day was celebrated by carrying out different various kinds of activities and events like art competitions, awareness campaigns, and sparrow processions as well as interactions with media.[3][8]
World Sparrow Day also has a broader vision to provide a platform where people who are working on the conservation of the house sparrow and other common birds can network, collaborate and exchange conservation ideas which will lead to better science and improved results. It aims to provide a meeting ground for people from different parts of the world to come together and form a force that can play an important role in advocacy and in spreading the awareness on the need of conserving common biodiversity or species of lower conservation status.[3][8]
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^Sathyendran, Nita (21 March 2012). "Spare a thought for the sparrow". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
^ abc"'Chirp for the Sparrow, Tweet for the Sparrow' on World Sparrow Day". Bombay Natural History Society. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
^Singh, Madhur (24 September 2008). "Heroes of the Environment 2008: Mohammed Dilawar". Time. Archived from the original on September 30, 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
^Prakash, Bhavani (11 March 2011). "Mohammed Dilawar: World Sparrow Day March 20th". Eco Walk the Talk. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
^Todd, Kim (2012). Sparrow. Animal. Reaktion Books. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-86189-875-3.
^"World Sparrow Day 2021 [Hindi]: गौरैया संरक्षण के बेहतरीन उपाय". Tube Light Talks. 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
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