World Sparrow Day Celebrated at SGGS World University 

World Sparrow Day Celebrated at SGGS World University

The department of Zoology of Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib organized a special lecture on “Birds in Our Local Environment: Diversity, Breeding and Conservation” on the occasion of ‘World Sparrow Day’. The guest speaker for the session was Dr. Charan Kumar who is currently working as Associate Professor, A. S.  College, Khanna.

The lecture was intended for the faculty members and students of allied sciences. The aim of the lecture was to spread the awareness among the students about the rich diversity and impending threats to the diversity of birds in local areas of Punjab. Students showed great interest in and learned about the local birds, their breeding season and habitat. Dr. Kumar also talked about various factors that affect birds. He encouraged the students to do research in this field and to serve environment to maintain the biodiversity of the docile creatures. The students admired the session and cleared their doubts during the interactive session.