March 20 marks World Sparrow Day

The 19th day of spring marks the World Sparrow Day.
There are 6 sparrow species in Armenia. This bird is the breath of the city, the part of nature, of which city dwellers are deprived.

The idea of designating a sparrow day belongs to Indian and French organizations. These chatterboxes are not only for saying “good morning”, but they also play a serious ecological role.

In 1958 a fighting against agricultural pests began in China. Sparrows were the first enemies, because they spoilt the harvest. 2 billion sparrows were annihilated in a year. After a year the harvest was not in a better state: Larvas started destroying the harvest: previously their number was regulated thanks to sparrows. As a result, 20 billion people died of starvation. The authorities had to bring sparrows from other countries.

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