SCIENCE PROJECT 2

Nadine Yasser / Malak Farouk /

Hamza
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

01 02 03
Why and when was
Where does the species
the new species How has it affected the
normally live?
introduce to your ecosystems it has been
country? introduced to?

04
Is it an invasive species? If
so, why is it invasive in your
country, but
not its native country?
05
Why did people not realize that the
species might be a problem, when
it was first introduced? How has
understanding over time?
06
Are people trying to eradicate or control the
species? If so, how are
they doing this, and how successful are they? Is
everyone happy about
this, or do some people want to protect the
species?
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It has a widespread distribution in southern Asia, being

native to Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,
Maldives and
Laccadive Islands, South West Thailand and coastal
southern Iran.
It was introduced to East Africa around Zanzibar (about
1897) and Port Sudan. Crows are also known as
greynecked. Surprisingly, no populations are known to
live in areas where there are no people.
The house crows weren’t introduced in Egypt only. They were also
introduced in Kenya and Mombasa too. They often migrate by placing
themselves on ships. The family is thought to have originated during
the middle of the Miocene period (23.7 to 4.9 million years ago) and
undergone an initial radiation in Southeast Asia, before dispersing to
Europe, the Americas and Africa. On 1890, they were introduced
intentionally mainly to control the rubbish as they can eat wastes.
They also acts a s naturals pests as they can eat small mammals like
mice, rats, and even rabbits, which are all pests that can cause a lot of
damage to your home and garden.
Is it an invasive species? If so, why is it
invasive in your country, but The house crow is one of the most invasive
not its native country? bird species in the world, affecting more
than 25 nations around the Indian Ocean,
Arabian Peninsula, and Southeast Asia. It
causes problems for development, public
hygiene, biodiversity, tourism, and traffic in
countries such as Egypt but places like
Bangladesh don’t encounter such problems
as crows help control pest insects and “clean
up” dead animals and garbage that has been
scattered by other animals.
How has it affected the ecosystems it has been
introduced to?

A crow family can eat 40,000 grubs, caterpillars, armyworms, and

other insects in one nesting season. That's a lot of insects many
gardeners and farmers consider pests. These good environmental
citizens also transport and store seeds, thus contributing to forest
renewal but they eat crops and damage orchards. They also disturb
tourists and ordinary citizens with their loud calls, as well as their
heavy defecations, and they will aggressively attack when attempting
to steal food.
 Why did people not realize that the species
might be a problem, when
it was first introduced? How has understanding
over time?

It was introduced to East Africa around Zanzibar (about 1897) and Port Sudan.
People at first didn’t know what it can and can’t do as it is a new species but after
scientist did some research, they knew it was invasive and dangerous. The house
crow is one of the most invasive bird species in the world, affecting more than 25
nations around the Indian Ocean, Arabian Peninsula, and Southeast Asia. It causes
problems for development, public hygiene, biodiversity, tourism, and traffic.
Towards humans crows don't actually pose much danger, as due to their relatively
small size, they can't cause much damage at all. Generally speaking, crows only
tend to attack humans when they get near to their nests during the breeding season
Are people trying to eradicate or control the species? If so, how
are
they doing this, and how successful are they? Is everyone happy
about
this, or do some people want to protect the species?
The invasive population of house crows in Singapore (Southeast Asia) has increased at least 30-fold since 1985 . To
understand the population ecology and behavior of the house crow in Singapore, they undertook regular population size
and roost surveys,( undertaken on development sites in order to assess an area for its suitability for bats to roost, forage
and commute. ) , detailed nest site observations, and monitoring of coastal dispersal.(an ecological process that involves
the movement of an individual or multiple individuals away from the population in which they were born to another
location, or population, where they will settle and reproduce.) They demonstrated that at least 41,000 crows will need to
be culled in the first year of a control program, to be confident of suppressing the Singapore population from its 2001
density of 190 birds/km2 to the management target of 10 birds/km2 within a 10-year period. Complete eradication of the
house crow from Singapore may be an unrealistic goal due to potential difficulties in detecting crows at low population.
 Candy questions!

 Name two countries that the house crows often

located in
 What are the problems that house crows cause?
 How many grubs can a crow family eat ?
 Where was it first introduced ?
 What are one of the ways they are trying to control
house crows ?