THE INCISIBLE AVIAN KILLER
In this modern era we find life hard without smart phones. Have we ever thought that we are pushing a whole species into extinction?
Biodiversity in India:
Out of 10000 species found all over the world ,India houses 1230 species of birds ,almost 13% of the world’s bird species are found in India. On looking at present scenario we could find few species of them are at verge of extinction ,to name few house sparrow (Passer domesticus), red whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotusjocosus), brahmini kite (Haliasturindus) and spotted dove (Streptopeliachinensis) have virtually disappeared.
Birds are sensitive to magnetic radiation.
Increasing number of mobile towers in cities are bringing down bird population.
The microwaves (300 MHz to 300 GHz) emitted by cell phone towers and handsets are found to be responsible for damaging eggs and embryos of sparrows.
With mobile phones becoming necessary tool in the lives of 7 billion people on the earth, it poses a serious threat to all variety of life forms from the exposure to manmade electromagnetic field and radiations.
The most prominent example comes from the UK, where a huge decline in several species of urban birds was observed, including the sparrows. The sparrow population in the country declined from 24 million to 14 million birds in the period of 30 years.2 An abrupt decline with 75% descent occurred between 1994 and 2002 that coincided with the rollout of mobile technology in the country.
How does it affect us;
As the previous example states when population of avian life decreases there will be an imbalance on food chain =>Which leads to increased number of insects =>these insects will in-turn destroy agricultural fields resulting in food shortage.
What can I do to stop this further?
As of modern era there is literally no alternative to an smart phone.
- Try reducing your screen time, turn on Flight mode when not in use.
- Prefer wired Wi-Fi connections over cellular data connections
- Before applying for a new network connection(SIM card) think twice for its necessity
- Before purchasing a new mobile check for its radiation levels
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Radiation on birds