The House sparrow in reality is but only one among the several other species of birds and biodiversity that have been declining in numbers for the past 60 years. The disappearance of sparrows — as they are closest to humans — is however the most obvious. read more
When a population of animals decrease in number it means there are fewer of them. The next question is “why are they dying.” I’m going to let you google the reasons birds become endangered and go extinct for yourself. read more
They are relatively sedentary birds, who do not move more than 1 km from their site. Additionally, the wires coupled with electromagnetic radiations have forced them to find new homes. Electromagnetic fields and microwaves affect the reproductive functions of birds, which is also the case for the decline. read more
When Hamlet told Horatio there was special providence in the fall of a sparrow he was making it the exemplar of the lowly, but the bird was that already, more than 1,600 years earlier in Rome: Catullus’s famous and charming poem on the death of Lesbia’s sparrow is mock -elegiac, calling all Venuses and Cupids to grieve for his girlfriend’s pet. read more