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RAMESHA M N -
Rajghat Colony, Datia Datia Madhya Pradesh
I’m living in above said locality since November 2008. There were many flock of sparrows used to visit my home regularly. I used to observe flock sitting over electric lines, telephone line and TV cable lines in the locality. Number of flocks visiting was drastically reduced and now I can hardly count any flocks over there. Sparrow flocks have been regularly visiting my home and I usually used to woke up in morning by listening sparrow chirp during 2008-09. Many pair in the breeding season used to search every nook and corner of my home for making nest. Towards end of 2009, some cell phone company erected its tower just 50 meter away from my home and then onwards I kept this observation in mind and shared this with all my fellow forestry scientist at CSWCRTI research centre Datia and NRCAF, Jhansi as well. This year I found only two pair making attempt to build their nest and that that four birds only visiting my home premises. Large flocks are vanished. This is one of the right observations I kept on impact of cell phone tower on sparrows and I opener to me, how our scientific progress killing other creature in the nature?
I’m living in above said locality since November 2008. There were many flock of sparrows used to visit my home regularly. I used to observe flock sitting over electric lines, telephone line and TV cable lines in the locality. Number of flocks visiting was drastically reduced and now I can hardly count any flocks over there. Sparrow flocks have been regularly visiting my home and I usually used to woke up in morning by listening sparrow chirp during 2008-09. Many pair in the breeding season used to search every nook and corner of my home for making nest. Towards end of 2009, some cell phone company erected its tower just 50 meter away from my home and then onwards I kept this observation in mind and shared this with all my fellow forestry scientist at CSWCRTI research centre Datia and NRCAF, Jhansi as well. This year I found only two pair making attempt to build their nest and that that four birds only visiting my home premises. Large flocks are vanished. This is one of the right observations I kept on impact of cell phone tower on sparrows and I opener to me, how our scientific progress killing other creature in the nature?
RAMESHA M N -
Mundre, Tarikere Taluk Chikmagalur Karnataka
Not only Sparrow!
In my childhood we used to flock of sparrows flee from one street to another in my village Mundre, in fringes of Western Ghats, is located in Tarikere taluk and Chikmagalur district. In an image the flock may count around 30-50 birds. We used to drive away my household cattle for grazing to nearby village fallow lands in the early hours of the day. At 9 O’Çlock someone from our home used to come us for sending us back home to get ready for school. While coming back to home, my brother Sathish, always has craze to throw something in his hand towards sparrow flock. Two times he killed two birds by just throwing a small stick he used to carry for controlling cattle. After that everyone in my home scolded him for that act and asked to refrain from such acts. This was the story during 1987-92. But now days we hardly find any such huge flocks in our village. Very few birds rarely visit just like seasonal migrants. It is very pathetic.
During that period, very few (three to four) farmer in my village used to spray chemical for crop protection, but now almost all used to spay deadly chemical like Endosulphon. Almost all crops are chemically treated against pest attack. Usually these pests serve as food these feathered biped creatures. In my opinion this was the main reason for decline of not only sparrows but cows, doves, owls, pigeons, peacocks, partridges and other birds as well.
Not only Sparrow!
In my childhood we used to flock of sparrows flee from one street to another in my village Mundre, in fringes of Western Ghats, is located in Tarikere taluk and Chikmagalur district. In an image the flock may count around 30-50 birds. We used to drive away my household cattle for grazing to nearby village fallow lands in the early hours of the day. At 9 O’Çlock someone from our home used to come us for sending us back home to get ready for school. While coming back to home, my brother Sathish, always has craze to throw something in his hand towards sparrow flock. Two times he killed two birds by just throwing a small stick he used to carry for controlling cattle. After that everyone in my home scolded him for that act and asked to refrain from such acts. This was the story during 1987-92. But now days we hardly find any such huge flocks in our village. Very few birds rarely visit just like seasonal migrants. It is very pathetic.
During that period, very few (three to four) farmer in my village used to spray chemical for crop protection, but now almost all used to spay deadly chemical like Endosulphon. Almost all crops are chemically treated against pest attack. Usually these pests serve as food these feathered biped creatures. In my opinion this was the main reason for decline of not only sparrows but cows, doves, owls, pigeons, peacocks, partridges and other birds as well.
