The inmates of the Dehradun district jail appear to be playing their part in encouraging the conservation of sparrows. A stall at the Saras trade fair underway on Parade Ground selling sparrow nest ...

Nest boxes designed to bring back sparrows in north Chennai have been attracting more takers in the past three years. Koodugal Trust, a voluntary organisation working towards sparrow conservation, has ...

Madurai: Commemorating World Sparrow Day, students of American College distributed nest boxes to the the public near the institution on Monday. Around 50 boxes were distributed on the day against the ...

Owners of bluebird boxes are being reminded to monitor them regularly as the nesting season is now in full flow. The boxes are frequently taken over by house sparrows, which are known to attack ...

Whether you feed the birds or not, chances are that you have some of nature’s pests in your back yard. They could be of the animal nature or even plants that quietly can take over your yard!

Clean-out doors in the bluebird boxes at Hickory Grove Park were closed earlier in March. They were left open all winter to discourage deer mice and house sparrows from moving in. A few bluebirds hang ...

The house sparrow has, in years gone by, been perceived as a chattering pest, and was once in abundance in Britain's countryside, cities and gardens. But in the last 25 years, it is estimated that ...

I RECENTLY took part in the RSPB bird survey entering the number of garden birds seen within the duration of an hour’s watching. Towards the end of the list, I entered 22 in the appropriate box for ...

How do I work my bird feeders so I don't feed these "killer house sparrows?" -- F.M., Tulsa. As our imported house sparrow population eats just about any kind of store-bought seed, there's little ...

Special nest boxes are being placed in north Dorset to encourage rare tree sparrows to breed there, the Dorset Wildlife Trust says. The tree sparrow is red-listed because of concerns over its ...