Human Interest: Now, Indian Sparrows Too Migrated To Australia And Newzeland

By ASHRAF HUSSAIN | INNLIVE

In Australia and Newzeland, like so many other countries, the house sparrow is one of the five most commonly seen birds in backyards and gardens. This is a result of intentional introductions over the past two centuries.

The story of how house sparrows came to Australia and Newzeland has several new twists. Recent research shows just how much effort was made to introduce the species as an early form of bio-control (almost a century before the cane toad was introduced to help control the cane beetle).