MADURAI
As part of World Sparrow Day, observed on March 20 every year to raise awareness of house sparrows and threats to their population due to rapid urbanisation, hundreds of students of The American College took part in a human chain formation here on Monday.
The students wore masks carrying images of house sparrows, held placards and raised slogans, stressing the importance of protecting the habitats of house sparrows.
Inaugurating the human chain, M. Davamani Christober, Principal, appealed to the youngsters to have artificial nests in their houses for sparrows. He also highlighted the importance of keeping water in small bowls in houses for the sparrows and other birds in summer.
Survey
M. Rajesh, secretary of Green Club at the college, said the population of house sparrows had been dwindling rapidly in urban areas. Citing a survey conducted in 22 areas in Madurai, he said only four had more than 100 sparrows while the remaining had only 20 to 30 sparrows.
