Sparrow Extermination Campaign

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sparrow_Extermination_Campaign
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf government campaign
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Four_Pests_Campaign_(sparrow_component)
gptkbp:cause sparrows were believed to eat grain
gptkbp:consequence ecological imbalance
contributed to the Great Chinese Famine
increase in crop-eating insects
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Chinese_government
gptkbp:endDate 1960
gptkbp:goal eliminate sparrows to protect crops
gptkbp:historicalSignificance example of unintended consequences in policy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sparrow Extermination Campaign
gptkbp:launched gptkb:People's_Republic_of_China
gptkb:Mao_Zedong
gptkbp:legacy cautionary tale in environmental management
gptkbp:location gptkb:China
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Chinese newspapers and propaganda
gptkbp:method mass mobilization
destroying nests
killing birds
making noise to prevent sparrows from resting
gptkbp:notableEvent mass killing of sparrows in urban and rural areas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Four_Pests_Campaign
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Great_Chinese_Famine
gptkb:Great_Leap_Forward
gptkbp:reversalReason realization of ecological damage
gptkbp:species gptkb:Eurasian_tree_sparrow
gptkbp:startDate 1958
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Four_Pests_Campaign
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7