A law was quickly passed in 1959 requiring Chinese citizens to participate in targeting sparrows. People hit pots and pans together to prevent sparrows from resting in their nests all over the country. Nests were destroyed and any bird found was killed, forcing them out of their natural habitat, searching for safer areas. Sparrows were…
It is not likely that all the birds in the park will leave. Some may leave. And some bird species may even increase in numbers. As the park vicinity becomes more urbanized, the risk is that there will be fewer bird species that remain resulting in a loss of biodiversity. We know that development can…
777 S Yarrow Street, Lakewood, CO 80226 in 2022 – Site of the proposed Belmar Park West 411 unit Kairoi apartment complex The Editorial Board of the Denver Post published an editorial on January 2, 2024 that agrees with the purpose of a buffer zone between Belmar Park and the proposed Kairoi Belmar building at…
Birds provide essential benefits to all of us (including your children and grandkids) that will be diminished as birds decline in numbers or biodiversity. As we lose birds or bird variety, we lose their contribution to biodiversity. As biodiversity declines, the web of life weakens and may fall apart. The web of life is the…