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China's War on Sparrows and Environmental Collapse
Analyzes China’s 1958 “War on Sparrows,” a campaign that aimed to eradicate the Eurasian tree sparrow during the Great Leap Forward but ultimately triggered a severe ecological collapse. By eliminating sparrows—key predators of crop-eating insects—the policy caused massive locust outbreaks that devastated farmlands, compounding the effects of misguided agricultural reforms and contributing to the Great Chinese Famine, in which tens of millions died. The discussion connects this event to broader themes of human interference in ecosystems, comparing it to other disastrous environmental policies such as the Soviet Virgin Lands campaign and modern eradication efforts targeting species like pikas and prairie dogs.
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By Wild WondersAnalyzes China’s 1958 “War on Sparrows,” a campaign that aimed to eradicate the Eurasian tree sparrow during the Great Leap Forward but ultimately triggered a severe ecological collapse. By eliminating sparrows—key predators of crop-eating insects—the policy caused massive locust outbreaks that devastated farmlands, compounding the effects of misguided agricultural reforms and contributing to the Great Chinese Famine, in which tens of millions died. The discussion connects this event to broader themes of human interference in ecosystems, comparing it to other disastrous environmental policies such as the Soviet Virgin Lands campaign and modern eradication efforts targeting species like pikas and prairie dogs.
You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:
https://linktr.ee/wild_wonders1
Produced by:
https://www.podcaistudio.com/
You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:
https://linktr.ee/wild_wonders1
Produced by:
https://www.podcaistudio.com/