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 Where have all the sparrows gone? [1]

When did you last spot a house sparrow (Passer domesticus) in your house? Chances are, quite a while ago. These once-common birds are becoming a rarity, in India and other parts of the world. The Royal Society for Protection of Birds (rspb), uk, recently added the house sparrow to its Red List (for rapidly declining bird populations, which pose global conservation concern).

Many of our so-called

V S Vijayan [2]
Down to Earth [3]
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Wheat [4], Endangered Species [5], Aldrin [6], Pesticide Residues [7], Birds [8], Research [9], Africa [10], Europe [11], India [12]

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