Sparrow conservation

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  devilfish

• 1 Apr 2010

Photo taken on 31st March 2010.

 

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  Bele

• 1 Apr 2010

Seems to be working , I was aware of quite a few sparrows around the grounds , in particular there were lots in the Walk-through aviary in Gorilla Kingdom .

 

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  Ituri

• 1 Apr 2010

That's really strange. English sparrows seem to be having no problems with their population here in the states, I see them far more regularly than native birds.

 

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  Maguari

• 1 Apr 2010

The UK population of House Sparrows fell from around 6 million pairs in 1990 to around 2-3 million pairs by 2000 - a pretty significant plunge. They seem to have stabilised now and perhaps to recover a little, but it was pretty scary for a while there, sparrow-wise.

 

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  KEEPER

• 1 Apr 2010

I've heard that too much cleanliness in the cities goes against the sparrows ...in Prague seems happens something similar.

 

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  CGSwans

• 1 Apr 2010

You can have the millions in Australia back, if you'd like.

 

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  Hix

• 2 Apr 2010

Well, that's not something I expected to learn.

How are your populations of starlings?

 

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  Maguari

• 2 Apr 2010

Also down - 66% reduction in numbers since the 1970s, according to the British Trust for Ornithology.

Of course, there are species on the increase - Common Woodpigeons in particular have exploded in recent years and Little Egrets are steadily colonising the UK from the continent.

 

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  Hix

• 3 Apr 2010

Do they know what caused the decline in starlings and sparrows? I know some people that would very interested.

 

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  Maguari

• 3 Apr 2010

Last I heard it was still something of a mystery - had a quick google but it still seems to be up in the air.