Sparrows Extinction

Where have all the sparrows gone? Bengaluru's Edwin Joseph misses them - and has been doing all he can to make sure they remain daily visitors to his house in the city.

House sparrows have become a rare sight in Bengaluru. These chirpy, small birds seem to have vanished from the bustling tech-city. On World Sparrow Day, we speak to Edwin Joseph, popularly known as Sparrow Man, who has transformed his home into a sanctuary for the little gregarious birds.

Many birds in Connecticut are suffering slow, steady population declines because of a loss of nesting areas, and scientists say the saltmarsh sparrow could be extinct in 50 years, becoming the first avian extinction in the continental US since 1931, the Connecticut Audubon Society reports.

Where have all the sparrows gone? Bengaluru's Edwin Joseph misses them - and has been doing all he can to make sure they remain daily visitors to his house in the city.

House sparrows have become a rare sight in Bengaluru. These chirpy, small birds seem to have vanished from the bustling tech-city. On World Sparrow Day, we speak to Edwin Joseph, popularly known as Sparrow Man, who has transformed his home into a sanctuary for the little gregarious birds.

Many birds in Connecticut are suffering slow, steady population declines because of a loss of nesting areas, and scientists say the saltmarsh sparrow could be extinct in 50 years, becoming the first avian extinction in the continental US since 1931, the Connecticut Audubon Society reports.