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21/03/22 18:01 PM IST

World Sparrow Day

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  • Every year  March 20 is observed as World Sparrow Day to raise awareness about the bird.
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  • The first World Sparrow Day was celebrated in 2010 in different parts of the world.
  • The theme for this year is “Monitor the Sparrows & other common birds”.
  • World Sparrow Day is an initiative of the Nature Forever Society, which is a non-government organisation (NGO) run by Mohammed Dilawar, who’s an internationally acclaimed conservationist.
  • Sparrow is a very social bird and is gregarious at all seasons when feeding, often forming flocks with other types of bird.
  • House sparrows are becoming extinct everywhere, including in India. Experts say there’s a need to spread awareness on their conservation.
Source- PIB 

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