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World Sparrow Day - 20 March.

World Sparrow Day is celebrated on March 20 every year to raise awareness for the conservation of common house sparrows, which are increasingly disappearing due to urbanisation, high pollution levels, global warming and loss of ecological resources among other reasons. 

The day is an initiative of the Nature Forever Society. The non-profit was founded by Mohammed Dilawar, an internationally acclaimed conservationist passionate about saving sparrows.

World Sparrow Day was first observed in 2010, marking the beginning of a campaign to save these chirpy little birds. Started by the Nature Forever Society, it has now come to be celebrated by conservationists from far and wide.

Dilawar was behind the famous effort to protect sparrows starting in Nashik that also got him recognition in 2008 from the TIME magazine. The publication honoured him in the “Heroes for the Environment” list for that year.

The theme for 2022 World Sparrow Day this year is “I love sparrows” and attempts to unite people from all walks of life who share the sentiment to accelerate community-driven conservation efforts focused on sparrows.

Source: www.timesnownews.com

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