A Conversation for Topic of the Week: Global Warming
Where are all the sparrows ?
BacardiPuker Started conversation Feb 2, 2005
When I was a kid , In my city Bangalore, there were sparrow's all over the place, those cute small birds which went tweet tweet. Over the last decade, as Buildings grew bigger, bikes and cars spewed more smoke, and trees made way for bigger roads , the sparrows said Goodbye !
Alas !
Where are all the sparrows ?
intelligent moose (the one true H2G2 Moose) Posted Feb 2, 2005
It's the same here in England!
Where are all the sparrows ?
hyper_will2000 Posted Feb 4, 2005
yes it is a shame. i also think its a pitty that many ecologists and conservationists tend to concentrate on the more spectacular and rare species of animals while ignoring the fact that many common garden birds such as house sparrows and starlings are declining.
i think they need to start looking at the broader picture. 
Where are all the sparrows ?
hyper_will2000 Posted Feb 4, 2005
yes it is a shame. i also think its a pitty that many ecologists and conservationists tend to concentrate on the more spectacular and rare species of animals while ignoring the fact that many common garden birds such as house sparrows and starlings are declining.
i think they need to start looking at the broader picture.
Where are all the sparrows ?
MysteriousOneWoS/Darth Horrifus - Thingite Well of Souls and member of the MotMV, Chief of the ICUP and Founder of the Mint Posted Feb 6, 2005
Sparrows? Gone? Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
Where are all the sparrows ?
Rod, Keeper of Pointless and/or funny discussions or statements Posted Feb 6, 2005
True, but this doesn't necesarily mean that global warming is taking place. It could just be that sparrows don't abide well in unban areas and need big open spaces. Which would mean that urbanization and not global wraming is the cause of their disappearance.
Rod
Where are all the sparrows ?
quizzical Posted Feb 7, 2005
What I have noticed is that we now have birds wintering in my area (midwest US) that used to migrate south, like robins. And that is definitely due to rising temperatures.
Bird populations in the US have also been decimated in recent years by West Nile virus, expecially crows, ravens and various jays. Global trade, not global warming, is to blame for that one; infected mosquitoes hitched a ride on a cargo ship or something similar. It's been very depressing to watch.
Where are all the sparrows ?
diamonddragon Posted Feb 7, 2005
THe leading cause of death among birds are diseases of one kind or another
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Where are all the sparrows ?
- 1: BacardiPuker (Feb 2, 2005)
- 2: intelligent moose (the one true H2G2 Moose) (Feb 2, 2005)
- 3: hyper_will2000 (Feb 4, 2005)
- 4: hyper_will2000 (Feb 4, 2005)
- 5: MysteriousOneWoS/Darth Horrifus - Thingite Well of Souls and member of the MotMV, Chief of the ICUP and Founder of the Mint (Feb 6, 2005)
- 6: Rod, Keeper of Pointless and/or funny discussions or statements (Feb 6, 2005)
- 7: quizzical (Feb 7, 2005)
- 8: diamonddragon (Feb 7, 2005)
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