What if one animal had the power to protect millions of lives? And what if that animal was one of the most common birds in the country? That sort of thing happens more than you think, but sometimes you don’t realize that until they’re gone. China found this out the hard way when they went to battle with the Eurasian sparrow, and by winning the battles, they lost the war. This is China vs Sparrows.

00:00 When China Went to War With Sparrows and Lost
01:24 The Four Pests Campaign
03:35 Why Sparrows Were Targeted
07:46 How the Campaign Was Carried Out
10:47 Locust Swarms Devastate Farms
12:00 Sparrows Quietly Removed from the Pests List
12:57 Other Environmental Policy Disasters

Stay Curious with the Curiosity Box! Get 30% off your first month with the code ANIMA30. Click here to subscribe and enter the code BODYDECK at checkout to receive a free Body Deck. Plus, sign up for any annual plan and get a free Denary Dice included!

Get your copy of "Strange Creatures" now! It’s filled with all the amazing animal facts and beautiful original illustrations that you’ve come to love from us. 📗🐾 Order here.

Become an Animalogic member: here
Get Animalogic Merch: here

Support Animalogic on Patreon: here

Subscribe for new episodes on Fridays here

More Animalogic: TikTok
Facebook

Examining the nature of the beast.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices