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March 20: World Sparrow Day Celebrations 2019 Theme, Details, Aim, Significance
March 20: World Sparrow Day Celebrations 2019 Theme, Details, Aim, Significance
World Sparrow Day is celebrated every year on 20th March around the world to raise awareness about the sparrow bird.
World Sparrow Day observation importance felt due to the tremendous decrease in its population.
World Sparrow Day-2019 the theme is 'I Love Sparrows'. The theme has been inspired by the hope that more people will celebrate the relationship between people and sparrows.
World Sparrow Day initiative was started by Nature Forever Society (NFS) of India, founded by Mohammed Dilawar, an Indian conservationist. He started his work by helping the house sparrow in Nashik. He was named one of the "Heroes of the Environment" for 2008 by Time for his efforts.
The idea was to earmark a day for the house sparrow to convey the message of conservation of the house sparrow and other common birds.
World Sparrow Day first was celebrated in 2010 in different parts of the world.
World Sparrow Day was celebrated by carrying out different various kinds of activities and events like art competitions, awareness campaigns, and sparrow processions as well as interactions with media.
