Every Sparrow Has A Day!
House
Sparrows (Passer domesticus) may be the environmental icon we usually associate with India.
March 20 has been designated World Sparrow Day. What's most wonderful
about the scheme is that it is predicated not on the sparrow's imminent
extinction in the Indian subcontinent but on its superabundance.
Unlike in the UK, India's house sparrows are ubiquitous. House Sparrows wake us at dawn with their exuberant chatter. They nest in the roofs above our heads. They join us for crumbs once our daily bread is done. They're the bright subliminal extras in almost every human context.
House sparrows also highlight, by contrast, the problem with choosing the tiger as the key flagship species. All these wonderful creatures are in need of our love, but by selecting them as our best way to talk about nature we reinforce the idea that nature is remote and somehow inherently vulnerable.
Courtesy: http://www.theguardian.com
Unlike in the UK, India's house sparrows are ubiquitous. House Sparrows wake us at dawn with their exuberant chatter. They nest in the roofs above our heads. They join us for crumbs once our daily bread is done. They're the bright subliminal extras in almost every human context.
House sparrows also highlight, by contrast, the problem with choosing the tiger as the key flagship species. All these wonderful creatures are in need of our love, but by selecting them as our best way to talk about nature we reinforce the idea that nature is remote and somehow inherently vulnerable.
Courtesy: http://www.theguardian.com
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