08 May 2012, 05:30 am
Environment and Health Public Lecture Series
Programme Type
Discussions
Environment and Health Public Lecture Series
Disappearing Sparrows
Film screening and discussion on why the common sparrow, once ubiquitous in our cities, is now increasingly rare, as are certain other bird species"”a sign of larger changes in our environment?
Beyond the Mirage (30 min; dvd; 2006; English)
Director: Nutan Manmohan
Documents how Delhi's smaller birds are fast losing out to big predators in the battle for food and habitat
Followed by a panel discussion
Speakers: Dr Surya Prakash, School of Life Sciences, JNU; and Dr Koustubh Sharma, Senior Regional Ecologist, Snow Leopard Trust, and Co-investigator, BNHS-Citizen Sparrow Foundation
Moderator: Shri Ravi Agarwal, Director, Toxics Link
Disappearing Sparrows
Film screening and discussion on why the common sparrow, once ubiquitous in our cities, is now increasingly rare, as are certain other bird species"”a sign of larger changes in our environment?
Beyond the Mirage (30 min; dvd; 2006; English)
Director: Nutan Manmohan
Documents how Delhi's smaller birds are fast losing out to big predators in the battle for food and habitat
Followed by a panel discussion
Speakers: Dr Surya Prakash, School of Life Sciences, JNU; and Dr Koustubh Sharma, Senior Regional Ecologist, Snow Leopard Trust, and Co-investigator, BNHS-Citizen Sparrow Foundation
Moderator: Shri Ravi Agarwal, Director, Toxics Link
