Where does House crow normally live?

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.

Why and when the new species was introduce to your country?
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.

In Egypt, it was first recorded around the Northeast region (Peter et al 1980 andGoodman et al.
1986). Some previous studies have been conducted on the house crow, both from the agricultural
view; attacking crops (Khattab et al., 2002); used as a bio-agent to reduce the number of some types
of rodents and insects (Kamel, 2014, Shivambu et al, 2020and Ndimuligo et al., 2022.

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.
They are common sights in treetops, fields, and roadsides, and in habitats ranging from open
woods and empty beaches to town centers. They usually feed on the ground and eat almost
anything—typically earthworms, insects and other small animals, seeds, and fruit; also garbage,
carrion, and chicks they rob from nests.

Is it an invasive species? If so, why is it invasive in your country, but

not its native country?
Because 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.

Why did people not realise 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.
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?
Using a discrete-time, density-dependent population model to synthesize this information, we
demonstrated that at least 41,000 crows will need to be culled in the first year of a control
program, and equivalent effort committed each year thereafter, 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.