Hundreds Of Dead Sparrows Falling Don't Be Dragged Into Mystical Affairs

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GIANYAR - The phenomenon of the death of hundreds of sparrows in Pering Village, Blahbatuh, Gianyar Regency, Bali, has nothing to do with mystical.

This was confirmed by the local traditional leader (bendesa adat) I Made Wardana. According to him, the death of sparrows is just a normal phenomenon.

“In my society it's mediocre (there is no mystical element). If it doesn't rain, there's nothing for the bird. If it rains (there has just been such an incident). I was thinking yesterday, it was raining like this, what happened to the bird," said Wardana, Tuesday, September 14.

The death of a sparrow colony had occurred in 2018. At that time, it was shocking to see the incident.

"How many years ago was the same. When the previous year was just shocked, I feel sorry for the bird in 2018. Which, now because of the 2018 incident, I am worried when it happened yesterday. It happened just as well as in 2018 and there were more birds yesterday, ' said Wardana.

Previously, Head of Region II Section, Bali Conservation and Natural Resources Center (BKSDA), Sulistyo Widodo, explained that the deaths of thousands of sparrows had occurred in the Sanglah Hospital area, Denpasar, and in Selemadeg Village, Tabanan Regency, Bali.

"This incident is neither the first in Bali nor the first in Indonesia. In Bali, in the last five years there have also been incidents in the Sanglah area of Denpasar City, also in Selemadeg, Tabanan Regency, also in Sukabumi, West Java, in July 2021," said Widodo, Friday, September 10.

The Bali BKSDA and the Gianyar Regency Animal Health Service have examined the location of the death of hundreds of sparrows in Pering Village, Blabatuh District, Gianyar Regency, Bali.

"We also took samples of bird carcasses and bird droppings to be taken to the animal health laboratory to find out the cause of the incident," he added.

In addition, the BKSDA mentioned that thousands of sparrows died simultaneously because these birds are colony animals that live in large groups.

"The small size of the birds causes the tendency to colonize in large numbers to reduce the risk to predators. Including, even when resting in groups, usually in one large tree can be up to thousands of birds," he said.

Regarding the sudden death of sparrows, further investigation is needed. However, there are several possibilities that occur, namely birds eating contaminated or contaminated feed alias containing herbicides and pesticides.