Sparrow to become the state bird in Bihar

January 08, 2013 22:43

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced that sparrow would be declared state bird to save the endangered species. He made the announcement at a meeting of state wildlife council here, an official statement said. Kumar expressed concern that the sparrows are slowly vanishing.

He said sparrow is a bird which lives near human habitations and not in jungle and makes their dwellings in urban homes.

Kumar said increase in pollution, rising number of mobile towers and pesticides in food-grains were contributing to dwindling population of the winged beings.

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