The Carcasses Of Hundreds Of Sparrows That Fell Scattered In Gianyar Bali Were Buried By Residents

Residents bury the carcass of a sparrow that fell in Gianyar Bali/IST

GIANYAR - The carcasses of hundreds of sparrows that fell to the ground at the cemetery or Sentra, in Banjar Sema, Pring Village, Gianyar Regency, Bali, were buried by residents.

Head of the Animal Health Division of Gianyar Regency, Bali, Made Santiarka, said that hundreds of sparrows fell and died this morning.

"I was at the location, so there was indeed a death of a bird and this is a resident burying the carcass. (The cause of death) maybe there was a change in the weather, that's a temporary diagnosis, for the next diagnosis we take it simple and we check it in the lab", said Santiarka, when contacted, Thursday, September 9th.

The sparrow was indeed nesting in a tall tamarind tree in the cemetery area. In addition, the population of sparrows in that place is very large and lives in groups.

Then, in the early hours of Thursday, September 9, there was heavy rain and very strong winds in the area. It is suspected that the flock of sparrows fell and eventually died.

"Because there is only one tamarind tree in the cemetery. So the wind hit this tree. So because the rain was too heavy, obviously there was low air pressure, with low air pressure the birds were reluctant to run. and die and indeed the power of birds is different from other powers", said Santiarka.

"There are hundreds (of those buried). Some live when they are exposed to the light of their feathers and fly again. This is a natural event. In the bird's feathers, there are satkaroti, so it is difficult for water to penetrate the feathers. Besides that, there are also oil glands behind it. But the rain was so heavy because a lot of the water was wet and couldn't fly", continued Santiarka.

Video footage of sparrows falling to the ground in Gianyar, Bali, has gone viral and has gone viral on social media.

The video was shared by the owner of the Facebook account, Dek Eko. In the video, many birds can be seen falling in the Sentra area, Banjar Sema Pring, Gianyar Regency, Bali, Thursday, September 9.

The Head of Administration for the Bali Conservation and Natural Resources Center (BKSDA), Prawono Meruanto, admitted that he could not confirm when this phenomenon occurred. However, it will carry out a site inspection.